Steve Melton

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Steve Melton
Personal information
Full name Stephen Melton [1]
Date of birth (1978-10-03) 3 October 1978 (age 45)
Place of birth Lincoln, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) [2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1996–2000 Nottingham Forest 3 (0)
2000 Stoke City 6 (0)
2000–2002 Brighton & Hove Albion 46 (3)
2002 → Hull City (loan) 7 (0)
2002–2004 Hull City 23 (0)
2004–2006 Boston United 21 (1)
2005–2006 → Tamworth (loan) 7 (1)
2006–2008 King's Lynn 45 (5)
2008–2009 Boston United
2009–2011 Lincoln United
2011 Lincoln Moorlands Railway
2011–2012 Grantham Town
2012 Worksop Town
2012–2013 Lincoln United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stephen Melton (born 3 October 1978) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.

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He played as a professional in the Football League from 1996 until 2006, featuring for Nottingham Forest, Stoke City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Hull City and Boston United. At Non-League level he has represented Tamworth and King's Lynn before re-joining Boston United and then moving on to Lincoln United, Lincoln Moorlands Railway and Grantham Town.

Career

Born in Lincoln, [1] Melton started his career back in 1996 as a trainee with Nottingham Forest.[ citation needed ] He made his debut for Forest in the Premier League on the last day of the 1998-99 season against Leicester City. [3] Melton only appeared for Forest on three occasions in the league before moving on to Stoke City in February 2000.[ citation needed ] At Stoke, he made seven appearances in 1999–2000 and was an unused substitute in the 2000 Football League Trophy Final. [4] He joined Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 2000. [5] Melton managed to find his way into the starting eleven and played 46 league games in which he scored three goals. [1] In November 2002, he joined Hull City after spending time on loan with the club.[ citation needed ] Although he never scored in a competitive game for Hull City, he was the first player to score at their Kingston Communications Stadium in a friendly against Sunderland to commemorate the stadium's opening on 18 December 2002.[ citation needed ]

Melton joined Boston United in March 2004 on a contract until summer 2005. [6] During his time with The Pilgrims, Melton was sent out on loan to Conference National side Tamworth. He was released by Boston United in summer 2006. [7] Melton joined King's Lynn in 2006.[ citation needed ] He re-signed for Boston United in September 2008, [8] but was released at the end of the season. [9] Melton went on trial with Retford United in July 2009, but subsequently joined Lincoln United alongside former King's Lynn and Boston United teammate Matt O'Halloran.[ citation needed ] In February 2011 he signed with Lincoln Moorlands Railway.[ citation needed ] He joined Grantham Town in the summer.[ citation needed ]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [10]
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupOther [A] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 1998–99 Premier League 1000000010
1999–2000 First Division 2000100030
Stoke City 1999–2000 Second Division 5000002070
Brighton & Hove Albion 2000–01 Third Division 281001020311
2001–02 Second Division102001030142
2002–03 First Division80002000100
Hull City 2002–03 Third Division250000000250
2003–04 Third Division5000102080
Boston United 2003–04 Third Division250000000250
2004–05 League Two 9100000091
2005–06 League Two3000000030
Tamworth 2005–06 Conference Premier 71300000101
Career Total12853060901485
A.  ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs, and Football League Trophy.

Honours

Stoke City

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Steve Melton". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "Steve Melton | Football Stats | No Club | Age 42 | 1996-2010 | Soccer Base". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  3. ↑ "Big Ron signs off in style". BBC. 16 May 1999. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. ↑ "Looking Back Down 'Wembley Way'". Stoke City F.C. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "Nationwide summer signings". The Guardian. 12 August 2000. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  6. ↑ "Boston sign four players". BBC. 19 March 2004. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Boston retain five and lose five". BBC. 16 May 2006. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  8. ↑ "Second spell at Boston for Melton". BBC. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Boston axe 13 in summer clear out". BBC. 27 May 2009. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
  10. ↑ Steve Melton at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  11. ↑ Sidaway, Jon (7 December 2017). "Stoke City FC - Looking Back Down 'Wembley Way'". Stoke City FC. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
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