Steve Melton

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Stephen Melton (born 3 October 1978) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder.

He played as a professional in the Football League from 1996 until 2006, featuring for Nottingham Forest, Stoke City, Brighton & Hove Albion, Hull City and Boston United. At Non-League level he has represented Tamworth and King's Lynn before re-joining Boston United and then moving on to Lincoln United, Lincoln Moorlands Railway and Grantham Town.

Career

Born in Lincoln,[1] Melton started his career back in 1996 as a trainee with Nottingham Forest.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He made his debut for Forest in the Premier League on the last day of the 1998-99 season against Leicester City.[2] Melton only appeared for Forest on three occasions in the league before moving on to Stoke City in February 2000.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". At Stoke, he made seven appearances in 1999–2000 and was an unused substitute in the 2000 Football League Trophy Final.[3] He joined Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 2000.[4] Melton managed to find his way into the starting eleven and played 46 league games in which he scored three goals.[1] In November 2002, he joined Hull City after spending time on loan with the club.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Although he never scored in a competitive game for Hull City, he was the first player to score at their Kingston Communications Stadium in a friendly against Sunderland to commemorate the stadium's opening on 18 December 2002.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Melton joined Boston United in March 2004 on a contract until summer 2005.[5] During his time with The Pilgrims, Melton was sent out on loan to Conference National side Tamworth. He was released by Boston United in summer 2006.[6] Melton joined King's Lynn in 2006.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He re-signed for Boston United in September 2008,[7] but was released at the end of the season.[8] Melton went on trial with Retford United in July 2009, but subsequently joined Lincoln United alongside former King's Lynn and Boston United teammate Matt O'Halloran.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". In February 2011 he signed with Lincoln Moorlands Railway.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". He joined Grantham Town in the summer.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[9]
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other<templatestyles src="Citation/styles.css"/>[A] Total
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Nottingham Forest 1998–99 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
1999–2000 First Division 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0
Stoke City 1999–2000 Second Division 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 2000–01 Third Division 28 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 31 1
2001–02 Second Division 10 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 14 2
2002–03 First Division 8 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 10 0
Hull City 2002–03 Third Division 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
2003–04 Third Division 5 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8 0
Boston United 2003–04 Third Division 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 0
2004–05 League Two 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 1
2005–06 League Two 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
Tamworth 2005–06 Conference Premier 7 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 10 1
Career Total 128 5 3 0 6 0 9 0 148 5

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Honours

Stoke City

References

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