William Henry "Billy" Meredith (30 July 1874 – 19 April 1958) was a Welshfootballer. He was considered one of the early superstars of football due to his performances, notably for Manchester City and Manchester United. He won each domestic trophy in the English football league and also gained 48 caps for Wales, for whom he scored 11 goals. His favoured position was outside right.
In 27 seasons in the Football League from 1892 to 1924 (not including the four seasons lost to World War I and the 1905–06 season in which he was banned for bribing an opposition player), he scored 176 goals in 740 league and cup appearances. He played for Chirk, before joining Northwich Victoria in 1892. However his career took off when he signed with Manchester City in 1894 and turned professional in January 1895. He captained the team to the club's first major honour a 1–0 victory over Bolton Wanderers in the 1904 FA Cup Final. He moved to Manchester United in May 1906 after being banned for bribing Aston Villa half-backAlex Leake £10 to lose a match. There he won the league title in 1907–08 and 1910–11, the FA Cup in 1909, as well as two FA Charity Shields. He also helped to set up the Players' Union, which was a fore-runner of the Professional Footballers' Association. He returned to Manchester City in 1921, at the age of 47. He played a further 32 games before retiring in 1924. His longevity meant that he became the oldest ever player for City, United, and Wales. He later helped the coach the short-lived Manchester Central.
Meredith died in Withington, Manchester, England in May 1958 at the age of 83, three months after the Munich air disaster, which claimed the lives of eight Manchester United players. By this stage, he was one of the last surviving members of City and United's early 20th century sides.
After he spent many years in an unmarked grave, the Professional Footballers' Association, theWelsh FA, Manchester City and Manchester United all agreed to cover the cost of upkeep on a new headstone and, after consultation with Meredith's 94-year-old daughter, a special service was held to mark the new headstone in 2001.
Meredith is honoured in the Hall of fame at the City of Manchester Stadium. It was announced in August 2007 that Meredith was one of the 10 new inductees for 2007 to theEnglish Football Hall of Fame.
There is also a memorial to Meredith at the entrance to Chirk Park in the town of his birth.
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