Herbert Merrett

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Sir Herbert Henry Merrett (1886 – 3 October 1959) was a Welsh industrialist. In his teens he won a reputation as a footballer and played for the Cardiff Corinthians, a prestigious amateur soccer team, and he subsequently qualified as a referee. He was appointed chairman of the Cardiff City Association Football Club in 1939 and with one short break, and despite his business involvement, he remained chairman until 1957.^[1]