# William Meates

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For the New Zealand rugby union player, see [Bill Meates (rugby union)](/source/Bill_Meates_(rugby_union)).

**William Percival Meates** (1875–1910) was an English professional [footballer](/source/Association_football) who made 14 appearances in [the Football League](/source/The_Football_League) playing for [Small Heath](/source/Birmingham_City_F.C.).[2] He played as a [goalkeeper](/source/Goalkeeper_(association_football)).

Meates was born in [Bournemouth](/source/Bournemouth), which was then in [Hampshire](/source/Hampshire). He began his football career with [Eastbourne](/source/Eastbourne_Town_F.C.) before joining [Small Heath](/source/Birmingham_City_F.C.) in 1895.[3] He took over from [Jim Roach](/source/Jim_Roach_(footballer)) as first-team goalkeeper in the middle of the [1895–96 season](/source/1895%E2%80%9396_Small_Heath_F.C._season) after the club had suffered some heavy defeats. Meates made his debut on 3 February 1896 in a 3–0 defeat at [Everton](/source/Everton_F.C.), and retained the starting place for the remainder of the season, but failed to stop the rot sufficiently for Small Heath to avoid [relegation](/source/Promotion_and_relegation) via the [test match](/source/Test_match_(association_football)) system.[4] He played only twice the next season, having surrendered the goalkeeper's jersey to [Ernest Pointer](/source/Ernest_Pointer),[5] and left for [Warmley](/source/Warmley_F.C.) of the [Southern League](/source/Southern_Football_League) in 1897. The following year he had an unsuccessful trial with [Nottingham Forest](/source/Nottingham_Forest_F.C.).[3]

## References

1. *England & Wales, Civil Registration Death Index, 1837-1915*

1. Joyce, Michael (2004). *Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939*. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.

1. Matthews, Tony (1995). *Birmingham City: A Complete Record*. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.

1. Matthews, p. 143.

1. Matthews, p. 144.

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