Kelvin Mellor
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kelvin Mellor[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 January 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Crewe, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Blackpool | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Nantwich Town | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2014 | Crewe Alexandra | 76 | (2) |
| 2009 | → Nantwich Town (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | → Newcastle Town (loan) | 12 | (4) |
| 2010 | → Stafford Rangers (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011 | → Leek Town (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2011 | → ÍBV (loan) | 11 | (2) |
| 2014–2016 | Plymouth Argyle | 78 | (2) |
| 2016– | Blackpool | 14 | (3) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:56, 1 July 2016 (UTC). | |||
Kelvin Mellor (born 25 January 1991) is an English footballer who plays as a defender for League Two club Blackpool.
Career
Mellor started his career at Nantwich Town, before joining Crewe Alexandra in 2008.
After loan spells at Nantwich Town, Newcastle Town and Stafford Rangers, Mellor made his debut for the Alex on 27 November 2010, in the 2–1 win away at Morecambe at the Globe Arena. He came on as a second-half substitute for Byron Moore.
After several further loan spells away from Crewe at Leek Town and Icelandic team ÍBV, Mellor broke in to the first team at Crewe towards the end of the 2011–12 season. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home win over Bristol Rovers.[2] He then played the full game as Crewe won promotion in the League Two play off final at Wembley with a 2–0 win over Cheltenham Town. He was offered a new contract at the end of the season.[3]
He signed a new two-year contract on 16 July 2012, despite interest from Championship side Derby County, who offered Mellor a three-year contract.[4] Mellor with his father and representatives held talks with Derby after he was initially offered a one-year contract at Crewe,[4] with an angry Derby manager Nigel Clough saying "It must be difficult for him going back to the dressing room after all the things he said to us. And then when everyone was starting back for pre-season he decided to go to Ibiza with his mates for five days."[4]
After leaving Crewe Alexandra in the summer of 2014 he signed for League Two side Plymouth Argyle on a 2-year deal.[5] Mellor subsequently left Argyle in July 2016.
In 2016 he signed for Blackpool. He scored his first goal for Blackpool in a 4-2 EFL Cup win against Bolton Wanderers on 9 August 2016.[6]
Honours
- with Crewe Alexandra
- Football League Two play-off Final winner: 2012
- Football League Trophy winner: 2013
References
- ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 34. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
- ↑ "Crewe Alexandra | Match | Match Report | 09 April 2012, Crewe 3 – 0 Bristol Rovers". Crewealex.net. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ↑ "BBC Sport – Crewe offer new deals to three young defenders". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-06-04. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- 1 2 3 "BBC Sport – Kelvin Mellor rejects Derby County for new Crewe Alexandra deal". Bbc.co.uk. 2012-07-16. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
- ↑ "PAFC.co.uk – It's Mellor Time". pafc.co.uk. 2014-06-26. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
- ↑ "Blackpool 4-2 Bolton". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
