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 46)
Place of birth Lincoln, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (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.

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]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 1998–99 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1999–2000 First Division 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Stoke City 1999–2000 Second Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 2000–01 Third Division 28 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 31 1
2001–02 Second Division 10 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 14 2
2002–03 First Division 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
Hull City 2002–03 Third Division 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
2003–04 Third Division 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8 0
Boston United 2003–04 Third Division 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
2004–05 League Two 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
2005–06 League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Tamworth 2005–06 Conference Premier 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Career Total 128 5 3 0 6 0 9 0 148 5
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs, and Football League Trophy.

Honours

Stoke City

References

  1. ^ a b c "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.