Quick Facts
Biography
Steve Melton (born 3 October 1978) is a former English 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
Melton started his career back in 1996 as a trainee with Nottingham Forest. Melton only appeared for Forest on three occasions before moving on to Stoke City in February 2000.
At Stoke, made seven appearances in 1999–2000 and was an used substitute in the 2000 Football League Trophy Final. He joined Brighton & Hove Albion in the summer of 2000. Melton managed to find his way into the starting eleven and played 46 games and managed to find the net three times.
November 2002 saw Melton on the move again. He joined Hull City after spending time on loan with the club.
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.
Melton then joined Boston United in March 2004. During his time with The Pilgrims, Melton was sent out on loan to Conference National side Tamworth.
Melton joined King's Lynn in 2006 but returned to Boston in 2008, playing 20 times for the club but was released at the end of the 2008-2009 season.
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.
In February 2011 he signed with Lincoln Moorlands Railway. He joined Grantham Town in the summer.
Career statistics
- Sourced from Steve Melton profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[A] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 1998–99 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999–2000 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Stoke City | 1999–2000 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2000–01 | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 2001–02 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2002–03 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | |
| Hull City | 2002–03 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2003–04 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Boston United | 2003–04 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2004–05 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| 2005–06 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Tamworth | 2005–06 | 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.