Mel Tottoh

Mel Tottoh
Mel Tottoh
Personal information
Date of birth 16 July 1956(1956-07-16)
Place of birth Manchester, England
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
– Lytham
1985 Preston North End 1 (0)
– Accrington Stanley
– Netherfield
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Mel Tottoh (born 16 July 1956 in Manchester) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League for Preston North End.[1][2]

In 1985, Tottoh, a former radio officer in the Merchant Navy,[1] was working for British Aerospace at Warton[3] and playing as a forward for Preston North End's reserve team on a non-contract basis.[4] Prior to a Fourth Division game against Scunthorpe United, originally scheduled for the evening of Tuesday 5 November, the first-team squad was badly affected by injuries, and Tottoh was called on to make up the numbers. Because the floodlights at the Deepdale ground had been condemned as unsafe, the game was re-arranged to kick-off at 2pm, so Tottoh left work early and cycled to the ground to take his place on the bench.[5] Only 2007 supporters turned up, making it Preston North End's lowest ever league attendance. Tottoh came on as substitute as Preston lost the match 1–0, and never played in the Football League again, though he did play for non-league clubs Accrington Stanley and Netherfield, where he was player-coach.[4]

He went on to become a management consultant.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mel Tottoh". Arwel Douglas. http://www.arweldouglas.com/mel_tottoh.html. Retrieved 22 October 2009. 
  2. ^ "Preston North End : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/preston/preston.htm. Retrieved 22 October 2009. 
  3. ^ "Recalling North End's one-hit wonders club". Lancashire Evening Post. 12 December 2006. http://www.lep.co.uk/sports-columnists/Recalling-North-End39s-onehit-wonders.1925789.jp. Retrieved 22 October 2009. 
  4. ^ a b "Tottoh Receives Repeat Deepdale Request". Preston North End F.C. 29 April 2008. http://www.pnefc.net/page/NewsDetail/0,,10362~1301334,00.html. Retrieved 22 October 2009. 
  5. ^ Dewhurst, Tony (9 July 2008). "Big interview: Duncan Catterall". Leyland Guardian. http://www.leyland-guardian.co.uk/big-interview/Big-interview-Duncan-Catterall.4268918.jp. Retrieved 22 October 2009. 


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