Syd Mellor

Syd Mellor
Personal information
Full name Sydney Mellor[1]
Date of birth 13 September 1893[1]
Place of birth Leek, England[1]
Date of death 1965 (aged 71–72)
Height 5 ft 7+1⁄2 in (1.71 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1919 Leek Town
1920–1922 Stoke 11 (1)
1922–1925 Macclesfield 124 (46)
1925 Congleton Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sydney Mellor (1893 – 1965) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.[1]

Career

Mellor was born in Leek and played for the local club Leek Town before joining Stoke in 1920.[1] He played 11 times for Stoke scoring once which came in a 4–2 win away at Derby County on 25 February 1922.[1]

Career statistics

Source:[3]

Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Stoke 1920–21 Second Division 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
1921–22 Second Division 8 1 0 0 — 8 1
Total 11 1 0 0 — 11 1
Macclesfield 1922–23[4] Cheshire League 36 13 1 0 10 4 46 17
1923–24[5] Cheshire League 37 17 2 1 3 0 42 18
1924–25[6] Cheshire League 41 15 0 0 2 1 43 16
1925–26[7] Cheshire League 10 1 0 0 0 0 10 1
Total 124 46 3 1 15 5 141 52
Career total 135 47 3 1 15 5 152 53

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ^ "Football's advent. Stoke". Athletic News. Manchester. 15 August 1921. p. 6.
  3. ^ Syd Mellor at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  4. ^ "Cheshire League - 1922-23". Silkmen Archive.
  5. ^ "Cheshire League - 1923-24". Silkmen Archive.
  6. ^ "Cheshire League - 1924-25". Silkmen Archive.
  7. ^ "Cheshire League - 1925-26". Silkmen Archive.