Ken Mellor (footballer)

Ken Mellor
Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Edward Mellor
Date of birth	22 August 1934 (age 86)
Place of birth	Leicester, England
Date of death	6 January 2021
Place of death	Leicester, England
Position(s)	Defender, Striker
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Kenneth Edward Mellor (born 22 August 1934) is an English former 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.

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^ "Ken Mellor". Barry Hugman's Footballers.

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Personal information
Full name	Kenneth Edward Mellor^[1]
Date of birth	(1934-08-22) 22 August 1934 (age 86)^[1]
Place of birth	Leicester, England^[1]
Date of death	6 January 2021
Place of death	Leicester, England
Position(s)	Defender, Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1954–1955	Ashwell & Nesbitt
1955–1956	Leicester City	0	(0)
1957–1959	Mansfield Town	66	(0)
1959–1961	Swindon Town	32	(4)
1962–1964	Hinckley Athletic
1964–1966	Rugby Town
1966	Hinckley Athletic
Total		98	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only