William Mellor (footballer)

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Billy Mellor
Personal information
Full name William Mellor
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Heywood Central
Sheffield Exchange
Melville
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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, [1] Mellor was spotted by Sheffield United and offered a professional contract in the summer of 1892. [1] 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. [1]

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. [1] From there he moved to Loughborough Town in May 1895, whom he also represented in The Football League. [1]

Mellor then dropped out of league football and had spells with Oldham County, Swindon Town and Wigan County before finishing his career with Darwen. [1]

Honours

Sheffield United

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 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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