Steve Melledew

Steve Melledew

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Thomas Melledew [1]
Date of birth	(1945-11-28) 28 November 1945 (age 79)
Place of birth	Rochdale, England
Position(s)	Forward, midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
0000–1966	Whipp & Bourne
1966–1969	Rochdale	97	(23)
1969–1971	Everton	0	(0)
1971–1973	Aldershot	92	(27)
1973–1974	Bury	20	(2)
1974–1976	Crewe Alexandra	56	(2)
1975	→ Boston Minutemen (loan)	22	(6)
	Hillingdon Borough
Managerial career
0000–2002	Thatcham Town (youth team)
2002–2004	Thatcham Town
0000–2009	Newbury
	Abingdon United
2011–2012	Newbury
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Thomas Melledew (born 28 November 1945) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward and midfielder in the Football League, most notably for Rochdale and Aldershot. ^{[1] [2]} After his retirement as a player, he became a manager and coach in non-League football. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]}

Personal life

Melledew's son Thomas also became a footballer and played under his father's management in non-League football. ^[8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Rochdale	1966–67 [9]	Fourth Division	23	1	0	0	0	0	1 [a]	0	24	1
	1967–68 [9]		38	7	1	0	1	0	5 [b]	1	45	8
	1968–69 [9]		31	12	2	0	1	1	2 [a]	0	36	13
	1969–70 [9]	Third Division	5	3	—		1	0	—		6	4
			97	23	3	0	3	1	8	1	111	25
Boston Minutemen (loan)	1975 [10]	North American Soccer League	22	6	—		—		—		22	6
Career total			119	29	3	0	3	1	8	1	133	31

1. Appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup
2. 3 appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in Northern Floodlit Cup

Honours

Rochdale

• Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion: 1968–69 ^[11]

Aldershot

• Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1972–73 ^[12]

Bury

• Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1973–74 ^[13]

Individual

• Aldershot Player of the Year: 1972–73 ^[14]

References

1. "Steve Melledew". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
2. Steve Melledew at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
3. "Jewson Wessex League: Sacked Baker left stunned by Town's 'committee decision'". Daily Echo. 4 November 2002. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
4. "Goddard set for AFC Totton post". Daily Echo. 30 June 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
5. "Melledew Steps Down at Newbury". Pitchero Non-League. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
6. "English Non League Football News | July 2011". Uhlsport Hellenic Football League. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
7. "The First team travel to Abingdon United on Tuesday night. – News". Hungerford Town Football Club. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
8. "Sydenhams Wessex League: Strugglers hammer Magpies' title hope". Daily Echo. 22 March 2004. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
9. Phillips, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001. Yore Publications. ISBN   1874427097.
10. "Stephen Melledew". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
11. Struthers, Greg (9 October 2005). "Caught in Time: Rochdale win their only promotion, 1969" . The Sunday Times. ISSN   0956-1382 . Retrieved 25 June 2018.
12. Houldsworth, A; Harris, J. "Steve Melledew to be club guest for Crewe game". Aldershot Town Football Club. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
13. "Where Are They Now? Bury 1973–74 Division Four promotion winners". The League Paper. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
14. "Shots Players". www.mselliott.plus.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.