Mel Capleton Explained

Mel Capleton
Fullname:Melvyn David Capleton
Birth Date:1973 10, df=y
Birth Place:Hackney, England
Position:Goalkeeper
Youthyears1:1986–1990
Youthclubs1:Tottenham Hotspur
Years1:1990–1993
Years2:1993–1996
Years3:1996–1998
Years4:1998
Years5:1998
Years6:1999–2002
Years7:2001–2002
Years8:2002–2004
Years9:2004–2005
Years10:2005–2006
Clubs1:Southend United
Clubs2:Blackpool
Clubs3:Billericay Town
Clubs4:Leyton Orient
Clubs5:Southend United
Clubs6:Southend United
Clubs7:Grays Athletic (loan)
Clubs8:Grays Athletic
Clubs9:St Albans City
Clubs10:Billericay Town
Caps1:0
Caps2:11
Caps3:?
Caps4:0
Caps5:1
Caps6:56
Caps7:?
Caps8:?
Caps9:4
Caps10:?
Goals1:0
Goals2:0
Goals3:0
Goals4:?
Goals5:0
Goals6:0
Goals7:0
Goals8:?
Goals9:?
Goals10:0
Club-Update:12:08, 7 September 2007 (UTC)

Melvyn David Capleton (born 24 October 1973 in Hackney) is an English former professional football goalkeeper.

Career

Capleton began his career with Southend United in 1990. Three years later, he joined Billy Ayre's Blackpool on a free transfer. Due to his role as back-up to the Seasiders first-choice goalkeeper Lee Martin, Capleton only made eleven league appearances in his three years at Bloomfield Road. He was released in May 1996.

After two years with Billericay Town, Leyton Orient offered Capleton a return to the professional game. After only a month with the Londoners, his first club, Southend, signed him for just one game in October 1998. He returned to the club on a permanent basis, however, in March the following year.

Capleton went on to make 56 appearances for Southend in two years. His third season at Roots Hall was spent on loan to Grays Athletic. He made the move permanent in 2002.

He signed for St Albans City in the summer of 2004 but was released at the end of the season. He then joined his former club Billericay Town for a season.

In 2007, he joined Canvey Island as goalkeeping coach.

He currently works as a personal fitness trainer and coaches young children in the South West London area.

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