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Tommy
Meehan |
Chelsea FC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 0 D
0 L 1 F 1: A 2
0% successful
1923
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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Thomas Meehan |
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Birth |
Wednesday, 17 June 1896, at 42 Worsley
Street in Collyhurst, Manchester, Lancashire
[registered in St. George, Manchester, September 1896]. Birthdate
provided by his baptism
not 1 August
- that was a John Thomas born in Salford |
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Baptism |
Wednesday, 12 July 1896, at St. Patrick's
Roman Catholic Church, Livesey Street in Collyhurst, Manchester. |
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Cannot be found on the 1901
census, but his birth certificate reveals that his parents were John and
Agnes (nee Lane). |
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Cannot be found on the 1911
census. |
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Marriage |
to Sarah
Eleanor Leech
[registered in Chorlton, December 1918].
They had four children, Thomas (b.June 1919, d.1921), Eileen
(b.October 1920 d.1921), Norman (b.1922) Ronald (b.1924) |
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So according to the 1921, Thomas and Sarah Eleanor have two children,
Thomas and Eileen, and they live at 4 Rolleston Street in the Ancoats area
of Manchester. The occupation is listed as 'Private'. |
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Death |
Monday, 18 August 1924 in St. George's
Hospital, Knightsbridge, aged 28 years 62 days
[registered as Thomas in St.George Hanover Square, September 1924]. Died
of encephalitis lethargica. |
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"Tommy Meehan, the Chelsea half-back, died early to-day in St. George's
Hospital, Knightsbridge, after a long illness, which is said to have
culminated in sleepy sickness. He was a teetotaller and a non-smoker, and
as conscientious about his condition as it is was possible for a
footballer to be. Meehan had much family trouble, involving two or three
deaths at the end of last season, and there is little doubt that this
hastened the end. Meehan had been ill for about two or three months, but
few thought that the last had been seen of him in football." |
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Funeral |
Thursday, 22 August 1924
at Wandsworth Cemetery,
Earlsfield. Currently in an unmarked grave. |
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"The funeral of the late Tommy Meehan took place at Wandsworth Cemetery
yesterday amidst many evidences of the respect he had earned both on the
playing field and off it. Amongst those present at the graveside were Mr
Claude Kirby, chairman, and Mr D Calderhead, manager of the Chelsea F.C.,
and numerous members of the staff at Stamford Bridge, while members of the
Chelsea team also sent a wreath, as also did the directors and officials
of the club. Wreaths were also sent by Manchester United, Fulham and the
'Spurs. It is to be regretted that Meehan has left a widow and four
children, the eldest aged five, in painfully distressing circumstances.
His daughter is at present away under treatment for spinal trouble due to
an accident, and the family is penniless, Mrs Meehan being without a
relative in the world." |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Started
playing football with his local clubs, Newton FC, Walkden Central FC,
before Rochdale FC signed him in January 1917. He was signed by Manchester
United FC on 24 August 1917 and during his time there, was loaned back to Rochdale
FC and also Atherton FC. Meehan completed 51 league appearances,
scoring six times. He signed for Chelsea FC on 18 December 1920 for
£3300, he will go onto to play in 124 league appearances, scoring
four times, until his untimely death in 1924. |
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Club honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
Football
League (two appearances);
FA Charity
Shield winners-up with
Professionals 1923; |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Height/Weight |
5'
5", 10st.
7lbs [1919]. 5' 6 [1924] |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of four who became the 460th
players (462) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half |
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Only match |
No. 137, 20
October 1923, Ireland 2 England 1, a British Championship match at Windsor Park, Donegall Avenue, Belfast, aged 27 years
80 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1923-24; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Beyond England |
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No additional information. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.171. |
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Tommy Meehan - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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1 |
1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Tommy Meehan
- Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Away
-
British Championship |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
| All
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1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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Tommy Meehan
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1923-24 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC
All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
Notes
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