Mel Sage
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melvyn Sage | ||
| Date of birth | 24 March 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Gillingham, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1980–1982 | Gillingham | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1982–1986 | Gillingham[1] | 132 | (5) |
| 1986–1992 | Derby County[2] | 140 | (4) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Melvyn "Mel" Sage (born 24 March 1964, Gillingham) is an English former football (soccer) player. He played as a full back for Gillingham and Derby County in a ten-year career which was ultimately cut short by injury.
Sage began his career as an apprentice professional with his hometown club, Gillingham, turning professional in 1982.[3] He soon forced his way into the first team and became a regular in the defence, as well as attracting attention from larger clubs. In the 1985-86 season he was an ever-present in the team and named the club's Player of the Year, after which he was snapped up by Derby County, who had just clinched promotion to Division Two, for a fee of £60,000. The following season he helped the Rams clinch promotion to Division One and in all made over 140 league appearances for Derby before a succession of injuries, most notably a knee injury sustained in November 1991, forced him into retirement in 1992.
After retiring from football, Sage returned to his hometown of Gillingham and became a taxi driver.[3]
References
- ↑ Gillingham F.C. players' stats
- ↑ Derby County F.C. players' stats
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 283–284. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.