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Billy Mellor
Personal information
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
Medal record
Sheffield United
Runner-up Second Division 1893
*Club domestic league appearances and 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, Mellor was spotted by Sheffield United and offered a professional contract in the summer of 1892. 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.

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. From there he moved to Loughborough Town in May 1895, whom he also represented in The Football League.

Mellor then dropped out of league football and had spells with Oldham County, Swindon Town and Wigan County before finishing his career with Darwen.

Honours

Sheffield United

References

  1. ^ Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. pp. 225–226. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.


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