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Sam Meston

Biography

Sam broke through into the first team at the age of 19 and after initial playing upfront, he cemented his place in the team as a half back, becoming a regular and hugely important player. In January 1894, he was signed by Stoke City after his hugely impressive spells in our Northern League and Scottish Cup campaigns of that year. He spent around 18 months at Stoke, leaving them at the end of the 1894-95 season to join Southampton, where he spent over a decade and was hugely successful, winning the Southern League 6 times and appearing in the FA…Read moreRead less
Sam broke through into the first team at the age of 19 and after initial playing upfront, he cemented his place in the team as a half back, becoming a regular and hugely important player. In January 1894, he was signed by Stoke City after his hugely impressive spells in our Northern League and Scottish Cup campaigns of that year.

He spent around 18 months at Stoke, leaving them at the end of the 1894-95 season to join Southampton, where he spent over a decade and was hugely successful, winning the Southern League 6 times and appearing in the FA Cup final in 1900.

Statistics

Apps
17
Goals
4
Yellow cards
-
Red cards
-
Goals/game
0.24
Minutes
1530
Seasons
3
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1893-9417400
1892-930000
1891-920000

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 1 Jul 1891 · Left: 25 Jan 1894

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Selection Committee2 Sep 189320 Jan 189417

Timeline

  1. Born

    Arbroath

  2. Signed

  7. Recorded contract end

  8. Died

    Ashurst, Hampshire, England

Appearances (17)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
20 Jan 1894 Arbroath 3–1 Montrose Northern League1893-94 W
13 Jan 1894 Arbroath 14–3 Victoria Utd Northern League1893-94 W
30 Dec 1893 Arbroath 8–3 Forfar Northern League1893-94 W
23 Dec 1893 Dundee 7–3 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1893-94 L
16 Dec 1893 Arbroath 0–3 Queen's Park Scottish Cup1893-94 L
25 Nov 1893 Broxburn Sham 3–8 Arbroath Scottish Cup1893-94 W
18 Nov 1893 Strathmore D 2–4 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1893-94 W
11 Nov 1893 Brechin (Old) 2–6 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1893-94 W
4 Nov 1893 Arbroath 3–0 Strathmore D Scottish Qualifying Cup1893-94 W
28 Oct 1893 Strathmore D 3–3 Arbroath Scottish Qualifying Cup1893-94 D
21 Oct 1893 Montrose 1–4 Arbroath Northern League1893-94 W
14 Oct 1893 Strathmore D 3–2 Arbroath Scottish Qualifying Cup1893-94 L
30 Sep 1893 Arbroath 8–3 Johnstone Wan. Northern League1893-94 W
23 Sep 1893 St Johnstone 4–7 Arbroath Northern League1893-94 W
16 Sep 1893 Strathmore D 5–3 Arbroath Northern League1893-94 L
9 Sep 1893 Arbroath 11–1 Aberdeen (Old) Northern League1893-94 W
2 Sep 1893 Arbroath 7–1 Arbroath Wand. Scottish Qualifying Cup1893-94 W

Goals scored (4)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
30 Dec 1893 Arbroath 8–3 Forfar Northern League1893-94 W ?
21 Oct 1893 Montrose 1–4 Arbroath Northern League1893-94 W ?
21 Oct 1893 Montrose 1–4 Arbroath Northern League1893-94 W ?
23 Sep 1893 St Johnstone 4–7 Arbroath Northern League1893-94 W ?