Jesse Meredith
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| Full name | Jesse Oswald Meredith | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1 April 1906 Bedwellty district, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | November 1974 (aged 68)[1] Liverpool, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jesse Oswald Meredith (1 April 1906 – November 1974) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s and 1930s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Abertillery RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Warrington, as a centre.[2][4][5]
Background
[edit]Jesse Meredith's birth was registered in Bedwellty district, Wales, and his death aged 68 was registered Liverpool district, Merseyside, England.
Playing career
[edit]International honours
[edit]Jesse Meredith won a cap for Wales while at Warrington in 1930.[2]
Challenge Cup Final appearances
[edit]Jesse Meredith played at centre in Warrington's 3–5 defeat by Swinton in the 1927–28 Challenge Cup Final during the 1927–28 season at Central Park, Wigan, in front of a crowd of 33,909.[6]
County Cup Final appearances
[edit]Jesse Meredith played, and scored a try in Warrington's 15–2 victory over Salford in the 1929–30 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1929–30 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 23 November 1929.[7]
Club career
[edit]Jesse Meredith made his début for Warrington on Monday 17 October 1927, and he played his last match for Warrington on Saturday 25 April 1931.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jesse dies". Runcorn Weekly News. 21 November 1974. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
- 1 2 3 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- ↑ "Player Summary: Jesse Meredith". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers' Club. Retrieved 28 June 2026.
- ↑ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ↑ "Statistics at rugbyleague.wales". rugbyleague.wales. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ↑ Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 33 – 1927–28". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
- ↑ Irvin Saxton (publish date tbc) "History of Rugby League – № 35 – 1929–30". Rugby Leaguer ISBN n/a
External links
[edit]- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk