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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

Timeline
  John Thomas Meehan
Birth Saturday, 1 August 1896 at 6 Mather Street, Little Hulton, Salford, Lancashire [registered in Salford, September 1896].
Baptism 14 August 1896 in St. John the Evangelist Church, Salford.
 

Cannot be found on the 1901 census.

 

According to the 1911 census, a fifteen year-old Thomas is a dock labourer. He is the second of five children to Bernard and Mary (nee McGarry). They live at 10 Prescot Street in Salford, Manchester. The census reveals that another four children had died.
Death Monday, 18 August 1924 in St. George's Hospital, Knightsbridge, aged 28 years 17 days [registered in St.George Hanover Square, September 1924]. Died of encephalitis lethargica.
Funeral at Wandsworth Cemetery, Earlsfield on 22 August. Currently in am unmarked grave.

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ancestry.com

Club Career
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.
Club honours None
Individual honours Football League (two appearances); FA Charity Shield winners-up with Professionals 1923;
Distinctions None
Height/Weight 5' 5", 10st. 7lbs [1919].

Source

Douglas Lammings' An English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990].

England Career
Player number One of four who became the 460th players (462) to appear for England.
Position(s) Left-half
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.
Major tournaments British Championship 1923-24;
Team honours None
Individual honours None
Distinctions Meehan's parent were both Irish, meaning Tommy could have played for Ireland, if he so desired.

Beyond England
Died of a sleeping sickness. - An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who. Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.171.

 

Tommy Meehan - Career Statistics
Squads Apps comp. apps Mins. Goals goals ave.min comp. goals Capt. Disc.
1 1 1 90 0 0 min 0 none none
minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors.

 

Tommy Meehan - Match Record - All Matches - By Type of Match
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts % W/L
Away - British Championship 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
All 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1

 

Tommy Meehan - Match Record - Tournament Matches
British Championship Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1923-24 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
BC All 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
All Competition
Type P W D L F A GD FTS CS FAv AAv Pts% W/L
BC 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1
All 1 0 0 1 1 2 -1 0 0 1.00 2.00 0.00 -1

 

Tommy Meehan - Match History
 Club: Chelsea F.C. - 1 full cap

F.A. International Select Committee - 1 full capx

Age 27
1 137 20 October 1923 - Ireland 2 England 1, Windsor Park, Belfast BC AL Start lh

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