Mel Capleton
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| Mel Capleton | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melvyn David Capleton | |
| Date of birth | October 24, 1973 | |
| Place of birth | Hackney, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in | |
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| -1992 1992-1993 1993-1996 1996-1998 1998 1998 1999-2002 2001-2002 2002-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 |
Tottenham Hotspur Southend United Blackpool Billericay Town Leyton Orient Southend United Southend United → Grays (loan) Grays St Albans Billericay Town Career |
0 (0) 0 (0) 11 (0) ? (?) 0 (0) 1 (0) 56 (0) ? (?) ? (?) 4 (0) ? (?) 72 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Melvyn Capleton (born October 24, 1973 in Hackney) is an English professional football goalkeeper.
Capleton began his career with Tottenham Hotspur in the early 1990s. Unable to break into the first team, however, he joined Southend United in 1992. Again at a seemingly dead-end, he joined Billy Ayre's Blackpool the following year on a free transfer. Due to his role as back-up to the Seasiders' first-choice goalkeeper Lee Martin, Capleton only made eleven league appearances in his three years at Bloomfield Road. He was released in May 1996.
After two years with Billericay Town, Leyton Orient offered Capleton a return to the professional game. After only a month with the Londoners, his first club, Southend, signed him for just one game in October 1998. He returned to the club on a permanent basis, however, in March the following year.
Capleton went on to make 56 appearances for Southend in two years. His third season at Roots Hall was spent on loan to Grays Athletic. He made the move permanent in 2002.
He signed for St Albans in the summer of 2004 but was released at the end of the season. He then joined his former club Billericay Town for a season.
In 2007 he joined Canvey Island as goalkeeping coach.
[edit] References
- Capleton's stats at Soccerbase
- Profile at St Albans' official site
- "Where are they now?" - My Eyes Have Seen The Glory
