Syd Mellor Explained

Syd Mellor
Fullname:Sydney Mellor
Birth Date:13 September 1893
Birth Place:Leek, England
Height:[1]
Position:Inside left
Years1:1919
Clubs1:Leek Town
Years2:1920–1922
Clubs2:Stoke
Caps2:11
Goals2:1
Years3:1922–1925
Caps3:124
Goals3:46
Years4:1925

Sydney Mellor (1893 – 1965) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Stoke.[2]

Career

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

Career statistics

Source:

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Stoke1920–21Second Division300030
1921–22Second Division810081
Total1110011!1
Macclesfield1922–23[3] Cheshire League3613101044617
1923–24[4] Cheshire League371721304218
1924–25[5] Cheshire League411500214316
1925–26[6] Cheshire League1010000101
Total124463115514152
Career total135473115515253

Notes and References

  1. News: Football's advent. Stoke . Athletic News . Manchester . 15 August 1921 . 6.
  2. Book: Matthews, Tony. The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. 1994. Lion Press. 0-9524151-0-0.
  3. Web site: Cheshire League - 1922-23 . Silkmen Archive.
  4. Web site: Cheshire League - 1923-24 . Silkmen Archive.
  5. Web site: Cheshire League - 1924-25 . Silkmen Archive.
  6. Web site: Cheshire League - 1925-26 . Silkmen Archive.