Mel Sterland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melvyn Sterland | ||
| Date of birth | 1 October 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Playing position | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1978–1989 | Sheffield Wednesday | 347 | (49) |
| 1989 | Rangers | 9 | (3) |
| 1989–1994 | Leeds United | 114 | (16) |
| 1994–1996 | Boston United | 32 | (5) |
| Denaby United | |||
| Total | 434 | (62) | |
| National team | |||
| 1983–1984 | England U21 | 7 | (3) |
| 1988 | England | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1994–1996 | Boston United | ||
| 1997–? | Stalybridge Celtic | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Melvyn "Mel" Sterland (born 1 October 1961 in Sheffield) is an English former professional footballer who played in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday and Leeds United and in the Scottish Football League Premier Division for Rangers, and was capped once for England.
Sterland's career is distinctly in two parts: 10 successful years with Sheffield Wednesday and 4 equally successful years with Leeds United split by 4 months at Rangers.
In 1988 Sterland won his only England cap in a friendly against Saudi Arabia. Earlier in his career he had helped England win the 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship, in which he scored a goal in the final against Spain. At the time of his England cap in 1988, he was the first Sheffield Wednesday player to be capped by England since the 1960s.
An energetic, dynamic right back, Mel's powerful shooting earned him the nickname 'Zico' - after the Brazilian star - and his attacking prowess saw him strike 49 goals for Sheffield Wednesday, many from set-pieces. His surges down the right flank and deliveries into the box often created goals for his teammates and he was also known for his lengthy throw-ins. He signed for Sheffield Wednesday on leaving school in the summer of 1978 and played in the final two games of their 1978-79 Third Division campaign, scoring on his second appearance.
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