Mel Capleton

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Mel Capleton
Personal information
Full name Melvyn David Capleton
Date of birth (1973-10-24) 24 October 1973 (age 49)
Place of birth Hackney, England
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1986–1990 Tottenham Hotspur
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1993 Southend United 0 (0)
1993–1996 Blackpool 11 (0)
1996–1998 Billericay Town ? (0)
1998 Leyton Orient 0 (?)
1998 Southend United 1 (0)
1999–2002 Southend United 56 (0)
2001–2002 → Grays Athletic (loan) ? (0)
2002–2004 Grays Athletic ? (?)
2004–2005 St Albans City 4 (?)
2005–2006 Billericay Town ? (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:08, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Melvyn David Capleton (born 24 October 1973 in Hackney) is an English former professional football goalkeeper.

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Career

Capleton began his career with Southend United in 1990. Three years later, he joined Billy Ayre's Blackpool on a free transfer. Due to his role as back-up to the Seasiders' first-choice goalkeeper Lee Martin, Capleton only made eleven league appearances in his three years at Bloomfield Road. He was released in May 1996.

After two years with Billericay Town, Leyton Orient offered Capleton a return to the professional game. After only a month with the Londoners, his first club, Southend, signed him for just one game in October 1998. He returned to the club on a permanent basis, however, in March the following year.

Capleton went on to make 56 appearances for Southend in two years. His third season at Roots Hall was spent on loan to Grays Athletic. He made the move permanent in 2002.

He signed for St Albans City in the summer of 2004 but was released at the end of the season. He then joined his former club Billericay Town for a season.

In 2007, he joined Canvey Island as goalkeeping coach.

He currently works as a personal fitness trainer and coaches young children in the South West London area.

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