Kelvin Mellor

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Kelvin Mellor
Mellor in 2012
Personal information
Full name Kelvin Mellor[1]
Date of birth (1991-01-25) 25 January 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Crewe, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Accrington Stanley
Number 4
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)
2016–2018 Blackpool 73 (10)
2018–2020 Bradford City 45 (2)
2020–2021 Morecambe 33 (1)
2021–2022 Carlisle United 21 (0)
2022–2023 Crewe Alexandra 36 (2)
2023– Accrington Stanley 23 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:53, 23 April 2024 (UTC)

Kelvin Mellor (born 25 January 1991) is an English professional footballer who most recently played as a defender for Accrington Stanley.

Early life[edit]

Mellor was born in Crewe in Cheshire.[3]

Career[edit]

Nantwich Town[edit]

Mellor started his career at Nantwich Town, before joining Crewe Alexandra in 2008.

Crewe Alexandra[edit]

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 into 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.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] Mellor with his father and representatives held talks with Derby after he was initially offered a one-year contract at Crewe,[6] 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."[6]

Plymouth Argyle[edit]

After leaving Crewe Alexandra in the summer of 2014 he signed for League Two side Plymouth Argyle on a two-year deal.[7] Mellor subsequently left Argyle in July 2016.[8]

Blackpool[edit]

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.[9]

Bradford City[edit]

On 31 July 2018, Kelvin Mellor signed for fellow League One side Bradford City on a two-year deal[10] On 26 May 2020 it was announced that he was one of 10 players who would leave Bradford City when their contract expired on 30 June 2020.[11]

Morecambe[edit]

On 13 August 2020, Mellor signed for Morecambe.[12] Following promotion with the club to League One, he signed a one-year extension in June 2021.[13]

Carlisle United[edit]

On 31 August 2021, Mellor signed a one-year deal with League Two side Carlisle United.[14] On 9 May 2022, Mellor was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.[15]

Return to Crewe[edit]

On 20 May 2022, Mellor returned to his first professional club Crewe Alexandra on a free transfer following their relegation to League Two.[16] He started in Crewe's opening game of the 2022–23 season, a 2–1 victory over Rochdale at Spotland,[17] and scored in the following game, a 3–0 home win over Harrogate Town at Gresty Road on 6 August 2022.[18] On 12 May 2023, Mellor's departure was announced by the club.[19]

Accrington Stanley[edit]

On 21 July 2023, Mellor signed a one-year deal with League Two side Accrington Stanley.[20] After 26 appearances, he was released by Accrington at the end of the season.[21]

Career statistics[edit]

As of match played 29 March 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Crewe Alexandra 2010–11[22] League Two 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2011–12[23] League Two 12 1 1 0 0 0 4[a] 0 17 1
2012–13[24] League One 35 0 1 0 1 0 5[b] 0 42 0
2013–14[25] League One 28 1 2 0 1 0 1[b] 0 32 1
Total 76 2 4 0 2 0 10 0 92 2
ÍBV (loan) 2011[26] Úrvalsdeild 10 2 1 0 — — 11 2
Plymouth Argyle 2014–15[27] League Two 37 1 2 0 1 0 3[c] 0 43 1
2015–16[28] League Two 41 1 1 0 1 0 6[d] 0 49 1
Total 78 2 3 0 2 0 9 0 92 2
Blackpool 2016–17[29] League Two 44 4 5 1 2 1 4[e] 1 55 7
2017–18[30] League One 29 6 1 0 0 0 4[f] 1 34 7
Total 73 10 6 1 2 1 8 2 89 14
Bradford City 2018–19[31] League One 20 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 22 2
2019–20[32] League Two 25 1 2 0 0 0 1[f] 0 28 1
Total 45 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 50 3
Morecambe 2020–21[33] League Two 32 1 3 0 2 0 3[g] 0 40 1
2021–22[34] League One 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
Total 33 1 3 0 3 0 3 0 42 1
Carlisle United 2021–22[34] League Two 21 0 1 0 0 0 3[f] 1 25 1
Crewe Alexandra 2022–23[35] League Two 36 2 2 0 1 0 3[f] 0 42 2
Accrington Stanley 2023–24[36] League Two 23 0 2 0 0 0 1[f] 0 26 0
Career total 395 21 25 2 9 1 34 2 463 26
  1. ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy and three in League Two play-offs
  2. ^ a b Appearances in Football League Trophy
  3. ^ One appearance in Football League Trophy and two in League Two play-offs
  4. ^ Three appearances in Football League Trophy and three in League Two play-offs
  5. ^ One appearance in EFL Trophy, three appearances in League Two play-offs
  6. ^ a b c d e Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
  7. ^ Two appearances in EFL Trophy and one in League Two play-offs

Honours[edit]

Crewe Alexandra

Blackpool

Morecambe

Individual

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 34. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 July 2013. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. ^ Barnes, Stuart (2016). Nationwide football annual : soccer's pocket encyclopedia 2016. York: Sportsbooks Ltd. p. 502. ISBN 978-1-907524-52-3. OCLC 950638023.
  3. ^ "Mellor Knows About Promotion From This League". Crewe Alexandra F.C. 23 September 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  4. ^ "Crewe Alexandra | Match | Match Report | 09 April 2012, Crewe 3 – 0 Bristol Rovers". Crewealex.net. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  5. ^ "BBC Sport – Crewe offer new deals to three young defenders". BBC. 4 June 2012. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  6. ^ a b c "BBC Sport – Kelvin Mellor rejects Derby County for new Crewe Alexandra deal". BBC. 16 July 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2012.
  7. ^ "PAFC.co.uk – It's Mellor Time". pafc.co.uk. 26 June 2014. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Reid released by Plymouth". BBC. 4 July 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2022.
  9. ^ "Blackpool 4-2 Bolton". BBC Sport. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  10. ^ "Kelvin Mellor signs two-year deal with Bantams". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  11. ^ "TEN BANTAMS TO DEPART". bradfordcityfc.co.uk.
  12. ^ "Signing: Kelvin Mellor". morecambefc.com.
  13. ^ "New Deal: Kelvin Mellor". morecambefc.com.
  14. ^ "CONTRACT: Defender signs for United". Carlisle United FC. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  15. ^ "RETAINED / RELEASED LIST 2022". Carlisle United FC. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  16. ^ "Kelvin Mellor Returns to the Alex!". crewealex.net. 20 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  17. ^ "Rochdale 1–2 Crewe Alexandra". BBC Sport. 30 July 2022. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  18. ^ "Crewe Alexandra 3–0 Harrogate Town". BBC Sport. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  19. ^ "Kelvin Mellor: Fond farewell to double Wembley winner". CreweAlex.com. 12 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2023.
  20. ^ "SIGNING: Kelvin's a Red". Carlisle United FC. 21 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Stanley offer new deals to eight, as nine released". BBC Sport. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
  22. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Mellor in 2010/2011". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  23. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Mellor in 2011/2012". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  24. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Mellor in 2012/2013". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  25. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Mellor in 2013/2014". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  26. ^ "K. Mellor". scoresway.com. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  27. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Mellor in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  28. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Mellor in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  29. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Mellor in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
  30. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Mellor in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
  31. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Mellor in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 September 2019.
  32. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Mellor in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  33. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Mellor in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 March 2021.
  34. ^ a b "Games played by Kelvin Mellor in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  35. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Mellor in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  36. ^ "Games played by Kelvin Mellor in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  37. ^ Law, James (28 May 2017). "Blackpool 2–1 Exeter City". BBC Sport. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  38. ^ "League Two play-off final: Morecambe 1–0 Newport County — Shrimps Win Promotion". BBC Sport. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
  39. ^ "PFA teams of the year: Chelsea and Tottenham dominate Premier League XI". BBC Sport. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 7 May 2018.

External links[edit]

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