| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wilfred Merritt | ||
| Date of birth | 1864 | ||
| Place of birth | Leek, England | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| - | Leek | ||
| 1889–1890 | Stoke | 4 | (0) |
| - | Leek | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Wilfred (Wilf) Merritt was an English association football player who played for Stoke.
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Merritt started his career at his home town club Leek. He joined Stoke in January 1889, during his time at Stoke he was mainly used as a back-up to first choice goalkeeper Bill Rowley. Merritt made 5 appearances in his 10 months at Stoke before returning to Leek.
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Stoke | 1888–89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1889–90 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 1890–91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Career Total | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |