George Meek
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Jackson Meek[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 February 1934 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 16 March 2018 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Leeds, Yorkshire, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 3 in (1.60 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Thorniewood United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1951–1952 | Hamilton Academical | 15 | (0) |
| 1952–1960 | Leeds United | 195 | (19) |
| 1953–1955 | → Walsall (loan) | 44 | (6) |
| 1960–1961 | Leicester City | 13 | (0) |
| 1961–1965 | Walsall | 128 | (22) |
| Dudley Town | |||
| Total | 395 | (47) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Jackson Meek (5 February 1934 – 16 March 2018) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a winger. Active in both Scotland and England, Meek made nearly 400 league appearances in a career which lasted from 1951 to 1965, scoring nearly 50 goals.
Career
[edit]Born in Glasgow, Meek began his career with Junior side Thorniewood United. After turning professional in 1951, Meek played for Hamilton Academical, Leeds United, Walsall and Leicester City, before playing non-league football with Dudley Town.[3][4]
He died on 16 March 2018, aged 84.[2][5]
References
[edit]- ^ "George Meek". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ a b "Former Leeds United winger George Meek dies aged 84". Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ George Meek at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Leeds Fans". Archived from the original on 27 August 2009. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
- ^ "George Meek Obituary – Leeds, West Yorkshire | Legacy.com".
  | This biographical article related to association football in Scotland, about a midfielder born in the 1930s, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
Categories:
- 1934 births
- 2018 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Hamilton Academical F.C. players
- Leeds United F.C. players
- Walsall F.C. players
- Leicester City F.C. players
- Dudley Town F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Men's association football wingers
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football midfielder, 1930s birth stubs