Bill Mellor (footballer)

{{short description|English association & rugby league footballer}}

{{other people|William Mellor}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

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| name = Bill Mellor

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| fullname = William Gladstone Mellor{{cite web |url=https://www.enfa.co.uk/ |title=Player Details: William Mellor |website=English National Player Archive |accessdate=26 August 2021|url-access=subscription}}

| birth_date = {{birth date|df=y|1886|4|3}}

| birth_place = Stockport, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|1938|7|21|1886|4|3|df=y}}

| death_place = Barrow-in-Furness, England

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| position = Goalkeeper

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| years1 = 1908–1910

| clubs1 = Carlisle United

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| years2 = 1910–1914

| clubs2 = Norwich City

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| years3 = 1914–1920

| clubs3 = Newcastle United

| caps3 = 23

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| club1 = Barrow

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| year1end = 08

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William Gladstone Mellor (3 April 1886 — 21 July 1938) was an English footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

Career

Mellor began his sporting career in rugby league, playing for Barrow. In 1908, Mellor made the switch to football, signing for Carlisle United. In 1910, Mellor joined Norwich City. In January 1914, Mellor signed for Newcastle United for a fee of £765. At Newcastle, Mellor made 25 appearances in all competitions, appearing 23 times in the First Division.{{cite web |url=http://toon1892.com/detail_player.php?id=533&pn=1&cl=1 |title=William Gladstone "Bill" Mellor|publisher=toon1892 |accessdate=26 August 2021}}

Later life and death

Mellor late emigrated to New Zealand in 1924, before returning to England six years later. On 21 July 1938, Mellor died in Barrow-in-Furness.{{cite web |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/bill-mellor-46785/|title=Bill Mellor|publisher=11v11 |accessdate=26 August 2021}}

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