James Gregory Meredith (born 5 April 1988) is an Australian former soccer player who played as a left back.

[12] He had a trial with Conference National club York City in January 2007, playing in a reserve-team match against Rotherham United.

[13] He joined League One team Chesterfield on a one-month loan on 19 February 2007,[14] making one appearance as a left midfielder in a 2–0 defeat to Tranmere Rovers on 2 March.

[16] Meredith joined League of Ireland Premier Division club Sligo Rovers on a contract until the end of the 2007 season on 31 July 2007.

[22] He was told that he did not figure in new manager Paul Simpson's immediate plans in July 2008, being left behind as the club travelled to Spain on a pre-season training camp.

[30][31] He was handed a red card against Barrow in the semi-final of the Conference League Cup in March, which meant he would miss the Final because of a two-match suspension.

[36] He was offered a permanent contract by Telford after the end of the season,[37] but he opted to join Conference Premier team York City on 22 May 2009.

[39] Meredith was sent off after receiving two yellow cards in a 1–1 draw against Oxford on 17 October 2009,[40] which resulted in him being handed a one-match suspension for York's match against Luton Town.

[48][49] Meredith won the 2012 FA Trophy Final with York at Wembley Stadium on 12 May 2012, in which they beat Newport County 2–0.

[55] Due to his strong performance as Bradford's starting left back during the 2016–17 League One season, Meredith was included in the PFA Team of the Year.

[59] He made his debut in a 1–0 loss away to Nottingham Forest in Millwall's opening match of the 2017–18 Championship season on 4 August 2017.

[63] Following the 2021–22 A-League Men season, Meredith retired from playing and joined Macarthur's coaching staff.

[65] Australia coach Ange Postecoglou said at the time that he was open to selecting a number of new players to the national team, including Meredith.

[68] Meredith debuted for Australia on 12 November 2015, after being selected in the starting line-up for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Kyrgyzstan, which the team won 3–0 at home.

[8][27][74] After signing for York in 2009, manager Martin Foyle described him as being "a very attack-minded, left-footed full-back with pace who can play the ball out from the back.