Alex Mellor

Alex Mellor
Personal information
Full name	Alex James Mellor
Born	24 September 1994 (age 29); Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.90 m)
Weight	16 st 1 lb (102 kg)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Centre
Club
	Source: As of 26 March 23

Last updated December 15, 2023

Alex Mellor (born 24 September 1994) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward and centre for the Castleford Tigers in the Betfred Super League.

Background

Alex Mellor was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.

Bradford Bulls

Mellor had been involved in the Bradford Bulls scholarship system from under-15's.

2013

He featured in Round 20 Warrington and Round 27 against Huddersfield.

2014

Mellor featured in the pre-season game against Hull FC.

He featured in Round 10 Wigan to Round 13 Huddersfield then in Round 21 against Huddersfield to Round 23 Leeds. He played in Round 27 London Broncos.

He signed a new one-year deal with the Bradford outfit despite their relegation to the Championship.

2015

Mellor featured in the pre-season friendlies against Castleford Tigers and Leeds.

He featured in Round 1 (Leigh) to Round 4 (Hunslet Hawks) then in Round 9 (London Broncos) to Round 16 (Doncaster). Mellor played in the Qualifier 3 against Salford to Qualifier 4 against Widnes then in Qualifier 7 Halifax. Mellor played in the Challenge Cup in Round 5 Hull Kingston Rovers.

Mid-way through the season Mellor signed a two-year extension to his contract.^{[ citation needed ]}

2016

Mellor featured in the pre-season friendlies against Leeds and Castleford.

He featured in Round 2 (Whitehaven) to Round 3 Swinton Lions then in Round 5 Oldham to Round 7 London Broncos. He played in Round 10 (Dewsbury Rams) to Round 13 against Swinton then in Round 15 against Leigh. Mellor featured in Round 17 (Workington Town) to Round 21 Whitehaven then in Round 23 Featherstone Rovers. Mellor featured in the Championship Shield Game 1 Whitehaven to the Final against Sheffield. Mellor played in the Challenge Cup in the 4th Round against the Dewsbury club.

Huddersfield Giants

2017

Following Bradford's liquidation before the 2017 season, he signed a three-year deal with Super League side Huddersfield.^[5]

Mellor featured in Round 1 against Widnes to Round 6 against Wigan club.

Leeds Rhinos

2020

On 17 October 2020, he played in the 2020 Challenge Cup Final victory for Leeds over Salford at Wembley Stadium.^[6]

On 21 June 2022, it was announced that Mellor had signed a two and a half year deal to join Super League rivals Castleford with immediate effect.

Castleford

2023

In round 12 of the 2023 Super League season, Mellor scored two tries for Castleford in their 22-46 loss against the Catalans Dragons.^[7] In Magic Weekend 2023, Mellor scored two tries in Castleford’s 26-24 win against Leeds. Mellor made 25 appearances for Castleford in the Super League XXVIII season as the club finished 11th on the table narrowly avoiding relegation.^[8]

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References

↑ Companies House
↑ loverugbyleague
↑ "Bradford Bulls Website". Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
↑ Rugby League Project
↑ "UPDATED: Mellor and Welham latest to move on from liquidated Bulls". Telegraph & Argus . 5 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
↑ "Leeds beat Salford 17-16 after Luke Gale lands late winning drop-goal". BBC Sport.
↑ "Super League: Castleford Tigers 22-46 Catalans Dragons - Tigers suffer fourth straight loss". BBC Sport.
↑ "Castleford Tigers ace Alex Mellor delivers brutally honest assessment of 'awful' season; 'We've massively underperformed'". www.loverugbyleague.com. 22 September 2023.

8. ^ https://www.skysports.com/rugby-league/leeds-vs-castleford/58333

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[1] Companies House

[2] verugbyleague

[3] "Bradford Bulls Website". Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.

[4] Rugby League Project

[5] "UPDATED: Mellor and Welham latest to move on from liquidated Bulls". Telegraph & Argus . 5 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.

[6] "Leeds beat Salford 17-16 after Luke Gale lands late winning drop-goal". BBC Sport.

[7] "Super League: Castleford Tigers 22-46 Catalans Dragons - Tigers suffer fourth straight loss". BBC Sport.

[8] "Castleford Tigers ace Alex Mellor delivers brutally honest assessment of 'awful' season; 'We've massively underperformed'". www.loverugbyleague.com. 22 September 2023.

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