Harry Meritt

For the American basketball coach, see Harold Merritt.

Harold George Meritt (22 September 1920 – March 2004) was an English semi-professional footballer who made one appearance in the Football League for Leyton Orient.^[1][2]

Harry Meritt

Personal information
Full name	Harold George Meritt^[1]
Date of birth	22 September 1920
Place of birth	Ormskirk, England
Date of death	March 2004 (2004-04) (aged 83)^[1]
Place of death	Poole, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
Position(s)	Inside forward
Youth career
1932–1937	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1937–1945	Everton	0	(0)
1945–1947	Leyton Orient	1	(0)
1947	Margate	1	(0)
0000–1948	Yeovil Town
1948–1950	Trowbridge Town
1950–1953	Dorchester Town
1953–1954	Poole Town
1954	Longfleet St Mary's
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Meritt served in the British Army during the Second World War.^[2]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Leyton Orient	1946–47^[2]	Third Division South	1	0	0	0	1	0
Margate	1947–48^[3]	Kent League	1	0	―		1	0
Career total			2	0	0	0	2	2

References

1. "Harry Meritt". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
2. Kaufman, Neilson. "VE Day WW2 players as at May 2020" (PDF). p. 78. Retrieved 25 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
3. "Harry Merritt". www.margatefootballclubhistory.com. Retrieved 25 July 2020.