William Mellor (footballer)

Billy Mellor
Personal information
Full name	William Mellor
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Heywood Central
	Sheffield Exchange
	Melville
Senior career*
Years	Team
1892–1893	Sheffield United
1893–1895	The Wednesday
1895–1896	Loughborough Town
1896–1897	Oldham County
1897–1898	Swindon Town
1898–1899	Wigan County
1899–1900	Darwen
Medal record
Sheffield United
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William "Billy" Mellor (date and place of birth unknown) was a footballer who played as a defender.

Having played as a young amateur for teams in Sheffield,^[1] Mellor was spotted by Sheffield United and offered a professional contract in the summer of 1892.^[1] United had been accepted into Football League Division Two for the following season and Mellor struggled to meet the standard required, making only four league appearances for the club.^[1]

Mellow was transferred to local rivals The Wednesday in December 1893 where he spent a further eighteen months, but only managed one more league appearance.^[1] From there he moved to Loughborough Town in May 1895, whom he also represented in The Football League.^[1]

Mellor then dropped out of league football and had spells with Oldham County, Swindon Town and Wigan County before finishing his career with Darwen.^[1]

Honours

Sheffield United

Football League Division Two
- Runner-up: 1892–93

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. pp. 225–226. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.

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[blades_whos_who-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Denis Clarebrough & Andrew Kirkham (2008). Sheffield United Who's Who. Hallamshire Press. pp. 225–226. ISBN 978-1-874718-69-7.

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