Neil Mellor
Mellor playing for Preston North End in 2008
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Andrew Mellor | ||
| Date of birth | 4 November 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Liverpool | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2006 | Liverpool | 12 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | → West Ham United (loan) | 16 | (2) |
| 2006 | → Wigan Athletic (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2006–2012 | Preston North End | 130 | (38) |
| 2010–2011 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 33 | (13) |
| Total | 194 | (56) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Neil Andrew Mellor (born 4 November 1982 in Sheffield, South Yorkshire) is an English retired professional footballer who began his career at Liverpool in the Premier League and most recently played for Preston North End. He made his name in 2004 by scoring a stunning last-minute goal from long range to give Liverpool a 2–1 victory over Arsenal at Anfield. Mellor also scored a vital goal and set up another during Liverpool's match with Olympiacos at Anfield during the group stage of the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League, which Liverpool went on to win. In December 2011, a knee injury sustained following a tackle by Milton Keynes striker Jabo Ibehre resulted in Mellor being forced into announcing his retirement on 9 May 2012. Since his retirement, Mellor has been doing media work, including match updates for SkySports News and work for LFC TV.
Mellor is the son of former Manchester City, Norwich City, Sheffield Wednesday and Brighton and Hove Albion player Ian Mellor. A strong, physical, centre forward, Mellor was top scorer in Liverpool's run to the FA Youth Cup semi-final during the 2000–01 season scoring eight goals in four games. He was also the top scorer for the under-19 team and Joe Corrigan's reserves during the 2001–02 season and in total scored 46 goals (56 including friendlies). Mellor progressed through the ranks at Liverpool and in the 2002–03 season he scored 20 goals for the reserve team. He made his first team debut in the same season and played a total of three games and scored in a Worthington Cup semi-final match against Sheffield United. Although the Reds lost the match 2–1, Mellor showed promise and was rewarded in March 2003 with a new three-year contract running to 2006.
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