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)
–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
–2002 Thatcham Town (youth team)
2002–2004 Thatcham Town
–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. ^ a b Appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup
  2. ^ 3 appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in Northern Floodlit Cup

Honours

Rochdale

Aldershot

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

Bury

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

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "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. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  4. ^ "Goddard set for AFC Totton post". Daily Echo. 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. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  9. ^ a b c d 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.


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