Syd Mellor

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

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 7172)
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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:[2]

Club Season League FA Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke 1920–21 Second Division 300030
1921–22 Second Division 810081
Total 11100111
Macclesfield 1922–23[3] Cheshire League 3613101044617
1923–24[4] Cheshire League 371721304218
1924–25[5] Cheshire League 411500214316
1925–26[6] Cheshire League 1010000101
Total 124463115514152
Career total 135473115515253

References

  1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. Syd Mellor at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  3. "Cheshire League - 1922-23". Silkmen Archive.
  4. "Cheshire League - 1923-24". Silkmen Archive.
  5. "Cheshire League - 1924-25". Silkmen Archive.
  6. "Cheshire League - 1925-26". Silkmen Archive.
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