Samuel Meston

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Samuel Meston
Personal information
Full name Samuel Meston
Date of birth January 16, 1872(1872-01-16)
Place of birth    Arbroath, Scotland
Date of death    14 August 1948 (aged 76)
Place of death    Ashurst, Hampshire, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position Half-back
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*

1894-1895
1895-1906
1906-1907
1907-1909
1909-?
1913-?		 Arbroath Victoria
Stoke
Southampton
Salisbury City
Croydon Common
Salisbury City
Eastleigh Athletic.
011 0(2)
246 (18)



   

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Samuel Meston (born Arbroath 16 January 1872, died Ashurst, Hampshire 14 August 1948) was a professional footballer who played as a half-back for Stoke and Southampton.

[edit] Playing career

He started his career with his local team, Arbroath Victoria before signing as a professional with Stoke in January 1894. At the end of the 1894-95 season, he joined Southampton, together with several other Stoke players and soon proved to be one of the most valuable players signed for the Saints in their Southern League days. His trademark hard shots were nicknamed Long Toms after a cannon used during the Boer War and elsewhere.

He played in a variety of positions, although his favourite position was at right-half. Whilst at Southampton, he won a record 6 Southern League championship medals and appeared in the FA Cup finals in 1900 and 1902. He made a total of 288 appearances for the Saints, including 42 in the FA Cup (a total only exceeded by Terry Paine and Nick Holmes).

After 11 seasons with the Saints, he left in May 1906 to join Salisbury City and also played for Croydon Common and Eastleigh Athletic.

After leaving full-time football, he worked as a brake-fitter at the Eastleigh railway depot.

Two decades later his son, Sammy Meston also played for Southampton, as well as for Everton and Tranmere Rovers.

[edit] Honours

Southampton

[edit] References

  • Duncan Holley & Gary Chalk (1992). The Alphabet of the Saints. ACL & Polar Publishing. ISBN 0-9514862-3-3. 
  • Gary Chalk & Duncan Holley (1987). Saints - A complete record. Breedon Books. ISBN 0-907969-22-4.