Ian Mellor
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-02-19) February 19, 1950
Place of birth Manchester, England
Position(s) Left-winger
Youth career
Wythenshawe Amateurs
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1973 Manchester City 40 (7)
1973–1974 Norwich City 29 (2)
1974–1978 Brighton & Hove Albion 122 (31)
1978–1979 Chester City 40 (11)
1979–1982 Sheffield Wednesday 70 (11)
1982–1984 Bradford City 36 (4)
1984–? Worksop Town
Total 337 (66)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Mellor (born 19 February 1950) is an English former professional footballer. He was born in Sale, England.

Mellor, a left-winger, began his career with Manchester City. He played as a substitute as City won the 1972 FA Charity Shield.[1] He then moved to Norwich City in 1973 for a fee of £65,000. The Canaries were struggling against relegation in their first season in English football's top division when Mellor joined. He played in the last eleven league games of the season and played his part in helping the club stay up. He went on to score nine goals in 43 games for Norwich before playing for Brighton where he was known as "Spider". and then in February 1978 moving for £25,000 to Chester,[2] He helped Chester finish fifth in Division Three in his first season and was on target in a Football League Cup giantkilling against First Division side Coventry City early in 1978–79.

At the end of the season Mellor moved to Sheffield Wednesday, securing a place in Wednesday history by scoring in the 4–0 defeat of Sheffield United, in the famous 'Boxing Day Massacre', here he remained until joining Bradford City in June 1982. He also played briefly in Hong Kong for Tung Sing. He spent two seasons with City before ending his professional career.

Mellor is the father of former Liverpool striker Neil Mellor.

References

  • Mike Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt (2001). Canary Citizens. Jarrold Publishing. ISBN 0-7117-2020-7.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  • Ian Mellor, Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database

Notes

  1. ↑ "1972/73 Charity Shield". footballsite.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  2. ↑ Chas Sumner (1997). On the Borderline: The Official History of Chester City 1885-1997. p. 93. ISBN 1-874427-52-6.


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