Steve Melledew
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Thomas Melledew[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Rochdale, England | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1966 | Whipp & Bourne | ||
| 1966–1969 | Rochdale | 97 | (23) |
| 1969–1971 | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 1971–1973 | Aldershot | 92 | (27) |
| 1973–1974 | Bury | 20 | (2) |
| 1974–1976 | Crewe Alexandra | 56 | (2) |
| 1975 | → Boston Minutemen (loan) | 22 | (6) |
| Hillingdon Borough | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| –2002 | Thatcham Town (youth team) | ||
| 2002–2004 | Thatcham Town | ||
| –2009 | Newbury | ||
| Abingdon United | |||
| 2011–2012 | Newbury | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stephen Thomas Melledew (born 28 November 1945) is an English retired professional footballer who played as a forward and midfielder in the Football League, most notably for Rochdale and Aldershot.[1][2] After his retirement as a player, he became a manager and coach in non-League football.[3][4][5][6][7]
Personal life
[edit]Melledew's son Thomas also became a footballer and played under his father's management in non-League football.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rochdale | 1966–67[9] | Fourth Division | 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 24 | 1 |
| 1967–68[9] | 38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[b] | 1 | 45 | 8 | ||
| 1968–69[9] | 31 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2[a] | 0 | 36 | 13 | ||
| 1969–70[9] | Third Division | 5 | 3 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 4 | |||
| 97 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 111 | 25 | |||
| Boston Minutemen (loan) | 1975[10] | North American Soccer League | 22 | 6 | — | — | — | 22 | 6 | |||
| Career total | 119 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 133 | 31 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup
- ^ 3 appearances in Lancashire Senior Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in Northern Floodlit Cup
Honours
[edit]Rochdale
- Football League Fourth Division third-place promotion: 1968–69[11]
Aldershot
Bury
Individual
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Steve Melledew". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ Steve Melledew at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ "Jewson Wessex League: Sacked Baker left stunned by Town's 'committee decision'". Daily Echo. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Goddard set for AFC Totton post". Daily Echo. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Melledew Steps Down at Newbury". Pitchero Non-League. 16 August 2012. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "English Non League Football News | July 2011". Uhlsport Hellenic Football League. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "The First team travel to Abingdon United on Tuesday night. – News". Hungerford Town Football Club. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Sydenhams Wessex League: Strugglers hammer Magpies' title hope". Daily Echo. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ a b c d Phillips, Steven (2001). Rochdale AFC: The Official History 1907–2001. Yore Publications. ISBN 1874427097.
- ^ "Stephen Melledew". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ Struthers, Greg (9 October 2005). "Caught in Time: Rochdale win their only promotion, 1969". The Sunday Times. ISSN 0956-1382. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ Houldsworth, A; Harris, J. "Steve Melledew to be club guest for Crewe game". Aldershot Town Football Club. Archived from the original on 25 June 2018. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Where Are They Now? Bury 1973–74 Division Four promotion winners". The League Paper. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- ^ "Shots Players". www.mselliott.plus.com. Retrieved 29 April 2019.
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