William Mellor (footballer)
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Full name | William Mellor | ||||||||
| Playing position | 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. † Appearances (Goals). | |||||||||
William "Billy" Mellor (date and place of birth unknown) was a footballer who played as a defender.
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]
Honours
- Football League Division Two
- Runner-up: 1892–93