Mel Sage

Mel Sage

Personal information
Full name	Melvyn Sage
Date of birth	24 March 1964 (1964-03-24) (age 47)
Place of birth	Gillingham, England
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Full back
Youth career
1980–1982	Gillingham
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1982–1986	Gillingham[1]	132	(5)
1986–1992	Derby County[2]	140	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Melvyn "Mel" Sage (born 24 March 1964, Gillingham) is an English former football (soccer) player. He played as a full back for Gillingham and Derby County in a ten-year career which was ultimately cut short by injury.

Sage began his career as an apprentice professional with his hometown club, Gillingham, turning professional in 1982.^[3] He soon forced his way into the first team and became a regular in the defence, as well as attracting attention from larger clubs. In the 1985-86 season he was an ever-present in the team and named the club's Player of the Year, after which he was snapped up by Derby County, who had just clinched promotion to Division Two, for a fee of £60,000. The following season he helped the Rams clinch promotion to Division One and in all made over 140 league appearances for Derby before a succession of injuries, most notably a knee injury sustained in November 1991, forced him into retirement in 1992.

After retiring from football, Sage returned to his hometown of Gillingham and became a taxi driver.^[3]

References

1. ^ Gillingham F.C. players' stats
2. ^ Derby County F.C. players' stats
3. ^ ^{a b} Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 283–284. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X. 

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Name	Sage, Mel
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Date of birth	24 March 1964
Place of birth	Gillingham, England
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