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Peter Mellor
Peter Mellor (born 20 November 1947) is an American former professional footballer whose playing career as a goalkeeper spanned three decades. He played 17 years in the top three tiers of English professional football with Burnley, Fulham, Hereford United and Portsmouth. He is now a coach in the United States.
Mellor was born in Prestbury, Cheshire, and was raised in Manchester, England. In 1992 he moved to Tampa, Florida. He and his wife Valerie have been married for over four decades, are both US citizens, and have two children. They have lived in Longboat Key, Florida, and Fort Myers, Florida.
Mellor's playing career spanned three decades; he played more than 800 league and cup matches over 17 years in the top three tiers of English professional football with Burnley, Fulham, Hereford United, and Portsmouth.
He served as the English U-23 National Team goalkeeper from 1969 to 1970. Mellor won an England Youth cap whilst with his first club Witton Albion in the Cheshire County League. Tall, fair haired and ever-smiling Mellor was soon spotted by Burnley (the Clarets) in 1969, and quickly became their regular keeper, playing for them from 1969 to 1972.[citation needed] The arrival of Alan Stevenson from Chesterfield in January 1972 saw him going in the opposite direction for a loan period at Saltergate.
From there a month later he was sent to Fulham (the Cottagers, who play at Craven Cottage), which paid £25,000 to the Clarets. At Fulham, teammate Alan Mullery noted that he thought Mellor had literally broken every finger on both hands. Mellor was to make over 220 appearances for Fulham in all competitions over six seasons from 1972 to 1977, including perhaps most memorably an appearance in the 1975 FA Cup Final, during which he was unfortunate enough to be deemed at fault for West Ham's two goals, both scored by Alan Taylor.[citation needed]
Mellor moved to Hereford (the Bulls) in September 1977 for the 1977–78 season, but in July of the following year moved to his final league club Portsmouth (Pompey), playing for them until 1982.[citation needed] Mellor quickly became a hugely popular cult figure at Fratton Park, keeping the emerging young Alan Knight out of the team long after he was ready, as Knight made only eight appearances over the course of three years, until the 1981–82 season.
From 1981 to 1983 he played for the Edmonton Drillers in the North American Soccer League.[citation needed] Mellor ended his playing career in Canada, retiring in January 1983.[citation needed]
Mellor later lived and coached in the United States.
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Peter Mellor
Peter Mellor (born 20 November 1947) is an American former professional footballer whose playing career as a goalkeeper spanned three decades. He played 17 years in the top three tiers of English professional football with Burnley, Fulham, Hereford United and Portsmouth. He is now a coach in the United States.
Mellor was born in Prestbury, Cheshire, and was raised in Manchester, England. In 1992 he moved to Tampa, Florida. He and his wife Valerie have been married for over four decades, are both US citizens, and have two children. They have lived in Longboat Key, Florida, and Fort Myers, Florida.
Mellor's playing career spanned three decades; he played more than 800 league and cup matches over 17 years in the top three tiers of English professional football with Burnley, Fulham, Hereford United, and Portsmouth.
He served as the English U-23 National Team goalkeeper from 1969 to 1970. Mellor won an England Youth cap whilst with his first club Witton Albion in the Cheshire County League. Tall, fair haired and ever-smiling Mellor was soon spotted by Burnley (the Clarets) in 1969, and quickly became their regular keeper, playing for them from 1969 to 1972.[citation needed] The arrival of Alan Stevenson from Chesterfield in January 1972 saw him going in the opposite direction for a loan period at Saltergate.
From there a month later he was sent to Fulham (the Cottagers, who play at Craven Cottage), which paid £25,000 to the Clarets. At Fulham, teammate Alan Mullery noted that he thought Mellor had literally broken every finger on both hands. Mellor was to make over 220 appearances for Fulham in all competitions over six seasons from 1972 to 1977, including perhaps most memorably an appearance in the 1975 FA Cup Final, during which he was unfortunate enough to be deemed at fault for West Ham's two goals, both scored by Alan Taylor.[citation needed]
Mellor moved to Hereford (the Bulls) in September 1977 for the 1977–78 season, but in July of the following year moved to his final league club Portsmouth (Pompey), playing for them until 1982.[citation needed] Mellor quickly became a hugely popular cult figure at Fratton Park, keeping the emerging young Alan Knight out of the team long after he was ready, as Knight made only eight appearances over the course of three years, until the 1981–82 season.
From 1981 to 1983 he played for the Edmonton Drillers in the North American Soccer League.[citation needed] Mellor ended his playing career in Canada, retiring in January 1983.[citation needed]
Mellor later lived and coached in the United States.