William Mellor (footballer)
William "Billy" Mellor (date and place of birth unknown) was a footballer who played as a defender.
| Personal information | ||||||||||
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| Full name | William Mellor | |||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||
| Heywood Central | ||||||||||
| Sheffield Exchange | ||||||||||
| Melville | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||
| 1892–1893 | Sheffield United | 4 | (0) | |||||||
| 1893–1895 | The Wednesday | 1 | (0) | |||||||
| 1895–1896 | Loughborough Town | 3 | (0) | |||||||
| 1896–1897 | Oldham County | |||||||||
| 1897–1898 | Swindon Town | |||||||||
| 1898–1899 | Wigan County | |||||||||
| 1899–1900 | Darwen | |||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | ||||||||||
Having played as a young amateur for teams in Sheffield,[1] Mellor was spotted by Sheffield United and offered a professional contract in the summer of 1892.[1] United had been accepted into Football League Division Two for the following season and Mellor struggled to meet the standard required, making only four league appearances for the club.[1]
Mellow was transferred to local rivals The Wednesday in December 1893 where he spent a further eighteen months, but only managed one more league appearance.[1] From there he moved to Loughborough Town in May 1895, whom he also represented in The Football League.[1]
Mellor then dropped out of league football and had spells with Oldham County, Swindon Town and Wigan County before finishing his career with Darwen.[1]
References
- Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. pp. 225–226. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.