Meek: George

1952-1960 (Player Details)

Winger

Born: Glasgow: 15-02-1934

Debut: v Sheffield United (a): 11-10-1952

5’3” 10st 7lb (1959)

#97 in 100 Greatest LUFC Players Ever

After playing for Thorniewood United, he began his senior career with Hamilton Academical, making a scoring debut against Kilmarnock in December 1951. After just fifteen Scottish League games, the following August, he became a Leeds player. At a diminutive five foot three inches he was Leeds’ smallest-ever player, but made up for this by his boundless energy and elusiveness. Meek proved to be a great winger on either flank during his days at Leeds. A real box of tricks, his ball skills mocked many a full back. In 1954 he was called up for National Service with the Royal Armoured Corps and spent a season on loan with Walsall. He made forty-four League appearances and scored six goals for them. He played for the Army against a Scottish XI at Ibrox Park in January 1955. On his return to Leeds he played his part in United’s promotion to Division One in 1955-56, when his pinpoint crosses led to many a John Charles headed goal. He remained at Elland Road until August 1960 when he was sold to Leicester City for £7,000, where he played only thirteen games without scoring. He returned to Walsall in July 1961 and gave them three years excellent service, making one hundred and twenty-eight appearances and scoring twenty-two goals in his second spell with the Saddlers. He found himself playing for Non-League clubs, first with Dudley Town and eventually ending his playing days with Rushall Olympic. In 1992 he was working as a postman in Walsall. He was a fervent supporter for the Leeds United ex-players and played in countless games for charity until he was sixty.