Steve Melton

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

Steve Melton

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Melton[1]
Date of birth	(1978-10-03) 3 October 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth	Lincoln, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2000	Nottingham Forest	3	(0)
2000	Stoke City	6	(0)
2000–2002	Brighton & Hove Albion	46	(3)
2002	→ Hull City (loan)	7	(0)
2002–2004	Hull City	23	(0)
2004–2006	Boston United	21	(1)
2005–2006	→ Tamworth (loan)	7	(1)
2006–2008	King's Lynn	45	(5)
2008–2009	Boston United
2009–2011	Lincoln United
2011	Lincoln Moorlands Railway
2011–2012	Grantham Town
2012	Worksop Town
2012–2013	Lincoln United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.^{[citation needed]} He made his debut for Forest in the Premier League on the last day of the 1998-99 season against Leicester City.^[3] Melton only appeared for Forest on three occasions in the league before moving on to Stoke City in February 2000.^{[citation needed]} At Stoke, he made seven appearances in 1999–2000 and was an unused substitute in the 2000 Football League Trophy Final.^[4] He joined Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 2000.^[5] 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.^{[citation needed]} 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.^{[citation needed]}

Melton joined Boston United in March 2004 on a contract until summer 2005.^[6] 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.^[7] Melton joined King's Lynn in 2006.^{[citation needed]} He re-signed for Boston United in September 2008,^[8] but was released at the end of the season.^[9] 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.^{[citation needed]} In February 2011 he signed with Lincoln Moorlands Railway.^{[citation needed]} He joined Grantham Town in the summer.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[10]

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other[A]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
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

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Football League play-offs, and Football League Trophy.

Honours

Stoke City

• Football League Trophy: 1999–2000^[11]