Thousand Matches - William Meredith - Additional Data


William Meredith was the first ever football player to have played one thousand official matches.
All teams (Official Only)	
					      matches/goals
 		
Chirk Res.		1890-1892		5+		
Chirk AAA		1892-1895		44+	27	
Northwich Victoria	1893-1894		13	7	
Wrexham			1894			1	0	
Manchester City		1894-1924		564	178	
Manchester United	1906-1921		364	39	
Stalybridge Celtic	1916			1	0	
Port Vale		1917			1	0		
Manchester United Res.	1914-1921		4+		
Manchester City Res.	1922-1924		10+		
					
Selection teams:					
Wales			1895-1920		50	12	
Welsh trial matches	1895-1921		14	6	
other selects		1894-1925		7	0	
					
Total						1078	269	

Data by Tournament (Official Only)

Domestic Campionships					
  among which:					
  1st Division			1899-1924		499	84	incl. 1 aband. match (1901)
  2nd Division			1893-1903		186	103	incl. 4 aband. matches (1 goal)
  Play-off (2nd Division)	1896			4	1
  War-time (all competitions)	1915-1919		109	7	
  Welsh League			1892-1895		10+	9	
  The Combination		1892-1894		23	10	
  Denbigshire League		1894			1	1	
  Central League		1914-1924		14+		
					
Domestic Cups					
  FA cup			1897-1924		54	5	incl. 1 aband. match (1911)
  Charity Shield		1908-1911		3	1	
  Welsh Amateur Cup		1890-1892		5+		
  Welsh Cup			1892-1894		6	3	
  Soames` Charity Cup*		1893			3	2	
  Amateur Cup			1894			2	2	
  Cheshire Senior Cup		1894			2	2	
  Manchester Senior Cup		1895-1921		37+	10	
  Lancashire Senior Cup		1895-1923		45	10	
  Manchester Charity Cup	1897-1901		4	1
 
* = Denbighshire and Flintshire Charity Cup


Thousand Matches

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Last updated: 7 Jul 2023

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