James Meredith (soccer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Gregory Meredith[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 5 April 1988||
Place of birth | Albury, Australia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
Position(s) |
Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2006 | Derby County | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Derby County | 0 | (0) |
2006 | → Cambridge United (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2007 | → Chesterfield (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2007 | Sligo Rovers | 4 | (0) |
2008–2009 | Shrewsbury Town | 3 | (0) |
2008–2009 |
→ A.F.C. Telford United (loan) | 28 | (1) |
2009–2012 | York City | 131 | (3) |
2012–2017 | Bradford City | 181 | (4) |
2017–2019 | Millwall | 82 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Perth Glory | 23 | (1) |
2020–2022 | Macarthur FC | 40 | (3) |
Total | 494 | (12) | |
International career‡ | |||
2015-2018 |
Australia | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2022–2023 | Macarthur FC (Assistant coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:41, 27 August 2020 (UTC) |
James Gregory Meredith (born 5 April 1988) is an Australian former
Meredith started his career with the
Meredith signed for Bradford City in 2012, winning promotion to League One in his first season with victory in the
Meredith made two appearances for the
Early and personal life
Meredith was born in Albury, New South Wales.[4] His father, Greg Pollard, was a squash player who ranked as highly as third in the world while playing in England.[5][6] Meredith attended Scotch College in Melbourne, Victoria and grew up supporting South Melbourne FC and Manchester United F.C.[7]
Meredith was in a relationship with glamour model Maria Fowler after meeting her through social networking website Myspace, although the two broke up in 2007.[8][9]
Club career
Early career
Meredith was spotted playing
Sligo Rovers
Meredith joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers on a contract until the end of the 2007 season on 31 July 2007.[19] He made his debut in a 2–0 defeat at Galway United on 24 August 2007[20] and he finished his time at the club with four appearances.[21]
Shrewsbury Town
Meredith signed for League Two team Shrewsbury Town on 14 January 2008 on a one-and-a-half-year contract after training with the club,[22] which included a clause that after making five appearances the contract could be renegotiated.[23] He made his debut on 23 February 2008 in the 2–1 home defeat to Hereford United, finishing the 2007–08 season with three appearances, with his final match coming against Rochdale on the last day of the season.[24] He was told that he did not figure in new manager Paul Simpson's immediate plans in July 2008, being left behind as the club travelled to Spain on a pre-season training camp.[25]
Meredith joined
York City
He was offered a permanent contract by Telford after the end of the season,[39] but he opted to join Conference Premier team York City on 22 May 2009.[40] He made his debut in a 2–1 defeat to Oxford United on 8 August 2009.[41] Meredith was sent off after receiving two yellow cards in a 1–1 draw against Oxford on 17 October 2009,[42] which resulted in him being handed a one-match suspension for York's match against Luton Town.[43] He signed a new contract with York on 29 March 2010 to keep him at the club until the summer of 2011.[44][45] He played in both legs of York's play-off semi-final victory over Luton, which finished 2–0 on aggregate.[41] He started in the 2010 Conference Premier play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 16 May 2010, which York lost 3–1 to Oxford.[41] He finished 2009–10 with 56 appearances for York.[41]
Meredith had an operation on his knee during the summer of 2010.[46] He made his first appearance of 2010–11 in the opening match, after starting a 2–1 defeat to Kidderminster Harriers on 14 August 2010.[47] His first goal for York came in a 4–1 victory over league leaders AFC Wimbledon on 1 February 2011 after beating the offside trap to beat goalkeeper Seb Brown.[48][49] He finished the season with 51 appearances and one goal.[47] After rejecting two new contract offers with York, he eventually signed a new one-year contract with the club in May 2011.[50][51]
Meredith won the
Bradford City
Meredith signed for League Two Bradford City on 29 June 2012 on a two-year contract.[56] His debut came after starting in Bradford's opening match of 2012–13, a 1–0 victory away to League One team Notts County in the League Cup first round.[57] Meredith scored his first goal for Bradford in a 3–1 home win against Cheltenham Town on 20 October 2012.[57] He achieved promotion into League One in his first season with Bradford, playing in their 3–0 victory over Northampton Town in the 2013 League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium on 18 May 2013.[58] He finished the season with 44 appearances and 1 goal.[57]
Due to his strong performance as Bradford's starting left back during the 2016–17 League One season, Meredith was included in the PFA Team of the Year.[59] He started for Bradford as they were beaten 1–0 by Millwall at Wembley Stadium in the 2017 League One play-off final.[60]
Millwall
Meredith signed for newly promoted Championship club Millwall on 29 May 2017 on a two-year contract.[61] He made his debut in a 1–0 loss away to Nottingham Forest in Millwall's opening match of the 2017–18 Championship season on 4 August 2017.[62] Millwall terminated Meredith's contract by mutual consent on 31 July 2019.[63]
Perth Glory
Meredith signed for
Macarthur
On 9 December 2020, Meredith joined Macarthur FC.[65] Following the 2021–22 A-League Men season, Meredith retired from playing and joined Macarthur's coaching staff.[66]
International career
In March 2015, Meredith expressed his desire to play for the
Meredith had not featured for Australia again by August 2017, when he stated his aim to be recalled to the Australia squad following his move to Millwall in the Championship.[73] He was named in Australia's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[74]
Style of play
Meredith primarily plays as a
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 May 2022
Club | Season | League | National Cup[a] | League Cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Derby County | 2006–07[17] | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cambridge United (loan) | 2006–07[14] | Conference National
|
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Chesterfield (loan) | 2006–07[17] | League One | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Sligo Rovers | 2007[21] | League of Ireland Premier Division |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Shrewsbury Town | 2007–08[24] | League Two | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
2008–09[77] | League Two | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
A.F.C. Telford United (loan)
|
2008–09[38] | Conference North
|
28 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 15[c] | 0 | 46 | 1 | |
York City | 2009–10[41] | Conference Premier
|
43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 9[d] | 0 | 56 | 0 | |
2010–11[47] | Conference Premier | 45 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 1[e] | 0 | 51 | 1 | ||
2011–12[53] | Conference Premier | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 11[f] | 0 | 55 | 2 | ||
Total | 131 | 3 | 10 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | 162 | 3 | |||
Bradford City | 2012–13[57] | League Two | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4[g] | 0 | 44 | 1 |
2013–14[78] | League One | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
2014–15[79] | League One | 40 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[h] | 0 | 52 | 0 | |
2015–16[80] | League One | 42 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[i] | 0 | 47 | 1 | |
2016–17[81] | League One | 41 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[j] | 0 | 48 | 2 | |
Total | 181 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 220 | 4 | ||
Millwall | 2017–18[82] | Championship | 46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | |
2018–19[83] | Championship | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||
Total | 82 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 85 | 0 | |||
Perth Glory | 2019–20[84] | A-League
|
23 | 1 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | ||
Macarthur | 2020–21[84] | A-League | 19 | 2 | — | — | — | 19 | 2 | |||
2021–22[84] | A-League Men | 21 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
Total | 40 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 42 | 3 | ||||
Career total | 494 | 12 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 50 | 0 | 607 | 12 |
- ^ Includes FA Cup
- ^ Includes League/EFL Cup
- ^ Four appearances in Conference League Cup, eight in FA Trophy, three in Conference North play-offs
- Conference Premier play-offs
- ^ Appearance in FA Trophy
- ^ Eight appearances in FA Trophy, three in Conference Premier play-offs
- Football League Trophy, three in League Two play-offs
- ^ a b Appearance in Football League Trophy
- ^ Appearances in League One play-offs
- ^ Three appearances in EFL Trophy, three in League One play-offs
International
- As of match played 17 November 2015[85]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Australia
|
2015 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours
York City
Bradford City
Individual
- Conference Premier Team of the Year: 2011–12[55]
- PFA Team of the Year: 2016–17 League One[59]
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External links
- Profile at the Perth Glory FC website
- Profile at the Football Federation Australia website
- James Meredith at Soccerbase
- James Meredith at Soccerbase