Peter Mellor

Football player infobox
playername= Peter Mellor


fullname = Peter Joseph Mellor
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1947|11|20|df=yes
cityofbirth = Prestbury, Cheshire
countryofbirth = England
height = height|ft=6|in=1.5
position = Goalkeeper
youthyears = 1967–69
youthclubs = Witton Albion
years = 1969–1972
1972
1972–1977
1977–1978
1978–1981
1982
clubs =Burnley
→Chesterfield (loan)
Fulham
Hereford United
Portsmouth
Edmonton Drillers
caps(goals) = 069 0(0)
04 0(0)
0190 0(0)
032 0(0)
0129 0(0)
27 (0)
nationalyears = 1966
nationalteam = England Youth
nationalcaps(goals) = 1

Peter Mellor (born 20 November 1947) was an English professional footballer (soccer player) whose career spanned three decades. Born in Prestbury, Cheshire, [ ”Rothmans Football Year Book,1970-71” Peskett,R/ Williams,T: Harpenden, QAP,1970 ISBN 0362000719] Mellor won an England Youth cap [He played in a 4-1 victory over Wales on 19 March, 1966- AFS DataBase] whilst with his first club Witton Albion . Tall, fair haired and ever smiling Mellor was soon spotted by Burnley, and quickly became their regular keeper [ [http://www.clarets-mad.co.uk/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=ED13&id=89371 Profile-“He played for both”] ] . The arrival of Alan Stevenson from Chesterfield in January 1971 saw him going in the opposite period for a loan period at Saltergate [The PFA Premier League and Football League Players’ Records 1946-98” Hugman,B: Harpenden, Queen Anne Press, 1998 ISBN 1852915854] , and from there a month later to Fulham [ [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/football-heroes/displayhero_club.asp?HeroID=11410 Soccer Heroes] ] . Mellor was to make over 200 appearances for the Cottagers in all competitions, including perhaps most memorably an appearance in the 1975 FA Cup Final during which he was unfortunate enough to be deemed at fault for both West Ham’s two goals. In autumn 1977 he moved to Hereford, but the following close season moved to his final league club, Portmouth [ ”Portsmouth, from Tindall to Ball” Farmery, C: Southend-on-Sea, Desert Island Books, 1999 ISBN 1874287252] . Mellor quickly became a hugely popular cult figure at Fratton Park [ "Pompey: The History of Portsmouth Football Club" Cooper,M/ Neasom,M/ Robinson,D: Portsmouth, Milestone Publications, 1984 ISBN 0903852500] , keeping the emerging young Alan Knight out of the team long after he was ready [ -”Legend” Knight,A: Fareham, Legendary, 2003 ISBN 095267601X] . Mellor ended his career in the United States, where he now lives and coaches. [ [http://www.humankinetics.com/PRODUCTS/SHOWPRODUCT.CFM?ISBN=073604227X&associate=153 US Coaching career] ] [ [http://newarrivals.nlb.gov.sg/itemdetail.aspx?bid=11654249 Foreword to U.S coaching manual] ]
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