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Johnny Meadows
Personal information
Full name John Alfred Meadows[1]
Date of birth (1930-11-13)13 November 1930
Place of birth Hoxton, England
Date of death March 2018 (2018-04) (aged 87)[1]
Place of death Hertfordshire, England[1]
Position(s) Wing half, inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1948 Kingsbury Town
1948– Chelsea 0 (0)
Tudor Rose
Willington
0000–1951 St Albans City 19 (1)
1951–1961 Watford 222 (42)
Yiewsley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Alfred Meadows (13 November 1930 – March 2018), sometimes known as Jimmy Meadows,[2] was an English professional footballer who made over 220 appearances as a wing half in the Football League for Watford.[1]

Personal life

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Meadows' brothers Tony and Billy became amateur footballers.[3][4]

Honours

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St Albans City

Career statistics

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
St Albans City 1950–51[6] Isthmian League 19 1 3 0 10[a] 1 32 2
Watford 1951–52[7] Third Division South 18 1 2 0 — 20 1
1952–53[7] 26 12 2 1 — 28 13
1953–54[7] 8 2 0 0 — 8 2
1954–55[7] 33 4 4 0 — 37 4
1955–56[7] 24 1 0 0 1[b] 0 25 1
1956–57[7] 42 12 2 1 2[b] 2 46 15
1957–58[7] 32 5 1 1 3[b] 1 36 7
1958–59[7] Fourth Division 38 5 3 1 2[b] 0 43 6
1959–60[7] 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Total 222 42 14 4 8 3 244 49
Career total 241 43 17 4 18 4 276 51
  1. ^ 5 appearances and 1 goal in Herts Senior Cup, 3 appearances in Amateur Football Alliance Senior Invitation Cup, 1 appearance in FA Amateur Cup, 1 appearance in Herts Charity Cup
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in Southern Floodlight Cup

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Johnny Meadows". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Jimmy Meadows". St Albans City F.C. History & Archives. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
  3. ^ "Players – McHugh to Moran" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. p. 13. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  4. ^ "Billy Meadows". The Reckless Guide to Barnet FC. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  5. ^ "05.05.1951 at 19:00 At Barnet F.C." St Albans City F.C. History & Archives. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Season 1950–51 appearances". St Albans City F.C. History & Archives. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Seasons – 1950–51 to 1959–60" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017. pp. 2–10. Retrieved 27 March 2019.
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