Mel Lintern | |
Fullname: | Melvin Lintern |
Birth Date: | 17 May 1950 |
Birth Place: | Seaton Delaval, England |
Position: | Inside-forward |
Youthclubs1: | Port Vale |
Years1: | 1967–1968 |
Clubs1: | Port Vale |
Caps1: | 1 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Clubs2: | Carlisle United |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Clubs3: | Stafford Rangers |
Clubs4: | Hanley Town |
Melvin Lintern (born 17 May 1950) is an English former footballer who played one game at inside-forward for Port Vale in May 1967. After a non-playing spell with Carlisle United, he later played non-League football for Stafford Rangers and Hanley Town.
Lintern graduated through Port Vale juniors to make a substitute appearance for the first-team in a 2–0 defeat by Brentford at Griffin Park on 13 May 1967, the last day of the Fourth Division campaign.[1] He signed professional forms at Vale Park under Stanley Matthews in March 1968, but was given a free transfer two months later. Lintern later had spells with Carlisle United (without appearing for the first-team), Stafford Rangers (Northern Premier League) and Hanley Town.
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