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Billy Meredith
| Category: | Male Player |
| Year Inducted: | 2007 |
One of Wales' greatest internationals, Meredith, like Ryan Giggs many years later, was a winger who dazzled the crowds at Old Trafford. Born in 1874, one hundred years ago he played for both Manchester City and United, until he was nearly 50 years of age. He holds the record for being the oldest player to play in an international and a cup tie. He scored 150 goals for City and won the FA Cup with both Manchester clubs. An ex-miner from North Wales, known as a renegade and maverick… he even played with a toothpick in his mouth. He was the first real soccer star. And in the PFA's centenary year, he will be celebrated as the feisty chairman of the first players' Union who made a significant contribution to players' rights.