Harry Meritt
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Harold George Meritt[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 September 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Ormskirk, England | ||
| Date of death | March 2004 (aged 83)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Poole, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1932–1937 | Everton | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1945 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 1945–1947 | Leyton Orient | 1 | (0) |
| 1947 | Margate | 1 | (0) |
| –1948 | Yeovil Town | ||
| 1948–1950 | Trowbridge Town | ||
| 1950–1953 | Dorchester Town | ||
| 1953–1954 | Poole Town | ||
| 1954 | Longfleet St Mary's | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Harold George Meritt (22 September 1920 – March 2004) was an English semi-professional footballer who made one appearance in the Football League for Leyton Orient.[1][2]
Personal life
[edit]Meritt served in the British Army during the Second World War.[2]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Leyton Orient | 1946–47[2] | Third Division South | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Margate | 1947–48[3] | Kent League | 1 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Harry Meritt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ a b c Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 78. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
- ^ "Harry Merritt". www.margatefootballclubhistory.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
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- English Football League players
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football inside forwards
- 1920 births
- 2004 deaths
- Footballers from Ormskirk
- Leyton Orient F.C. players
- Everton F.C. players
- Margate F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- Trowbridge Town F.C. players
- Dorchester Town F.C. players
- Poole Town F.C. players
- British Army personnel of World War II
- Kent Football League (1894–1959) players
- 20th-century English sportsmen
- English football forward, 1920s birth stubs