Edward Melling

Edward Melling
Ogden's Cigarette card featuring Edward Melling
Personal information
Full name Edward Melling
Nickname Teddy
Born 1900
Wigan, England
Playing information
Position Scrum-half/Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1920–≤1920 Batley
1920–1928 Bradford Northern 286 339
1928–≥1928 Broughton Rangers
Total 286 339 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Edward "Teddy" Melling (born 1900 in Wigan — death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s who at club level played for Batley, Bradford Northern, and Broughton Rangers, playing at Scrum-half/Halfback, i.e. number 7.

Contemporaneous article extract

"E. Melling' Bradford (Northern Rugby league.) Born in Wigan in 1900, Edward Melling has proved himself a great utility player. His natural position is scrum half, but he can adapt himself to any position in the back division. He first played for Batley, but Bradford were keen to secure his services, and he went to them and has been one of the mainstays of the team. He has been the leading scorer in the last two seasons. In the season 1926-26 he missed only one out of 47 League and Cup matches" [1]

References

  1. ^ Ogden's (circa-1926). Famous Rugby Players (Card 39 of 50). Ogden's. ISBN n/a

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