Johnny Meadows | |
Fullname: | John Alfred Meadows |
Birth Date: | 13 November 1930 |
Birth Place: | Hoxton, England |
Death Place: | Hertfordshire, England |
Position: | Wing half, inside forward |
Years1: | –1948 |
Clubs1: | Kingsbury Town |
Years2: | 1948– |
Clubs2: | Chelsea |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Clubs3: | Tudor Rose |
Clubs4: | Willington |
Years5: | –1951 |
Clubs5: | St Albans City |
Caps5: | 19 |
Goals5: | 1 |
Years6: | 1951–1961 |
Clubs6: | Watford |
Caps6: | 222 |
Goals6: | 42 |
Clubs7: | Yiewsley |
John Alfred Meadows (13 November 1930 – March 2018), sometimes known as Jimmy Meadows,[1] was an English professional footballer who made over 220 appearances as a wing half in the Football League for Watford.
Meadows' brothers Tony and Billy became amateur footballers.[2] [3]
St Albans City
Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
St Albans City | 1950–51[5] | Isthmian League | 19 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10[6] | 1 | 32 | 2 | |
Watford | 1951–52[7] | Third Division South | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 20 | 1 | ||
1952–53 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 1 | — | 28 | 13 | ||||
1953–54 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 2 | ||||
1954–55 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | 37 | 4 | ||||
1955–56 | 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[8] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
1956–57 | 42 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 46 | 15 | |||
1957–58 | 32 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 36 | 7 | |||
1958–59 | Fourth Division | 38 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 43 | 6 | ||
1959–60 | 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 |