Ken Mellor

Ken Mellor
Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Edward Mellor
Date of birth	22 August 1934
Place of birth	Leicester, England
Date of death	6 January 2021 (aged 86)
Place of death	Leicester, England
Position(s)	Defender, Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1954–1955	Ashwell & Nesbitt
1955–1956	Leicester City
1957–1959	Mansfield Town
1959–1961	Swindon Town
1962–1964	Hinckley Athletic
1964–1966	Rugby Town
1966	Hinckley Athletic
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth Edward Mellor (22 August 1934 – 6 January 2021) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Mansfield Town and Swindon Town.^[1]^[2] Ken caught the eye of Leicester City scouts as a striker, scoring 99 goals in one season with Ashwell & Nesbitt, a works team from Barkby Road in Leicester. He was released by Leicester City without playing a first team game and was converted to a central defender by Mansfield Town manager Charlie Mitten due to his aerial ability.

Mellor died in Leicester on 6 January 2021, at the age of 86.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Ken Mellor at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
^ "Ken Mellor". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
^ "Kenneth Edward Mellor". Funeral Notices. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2024.

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[ENFA-1] Ken Mellor at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)

[2] "Ken Mellor". Barry Hugman's Footballers.

[3] "Kenneth Edward Mellor". Funeral Notices. 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2024.

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