Edward Melling (born 1900 – death unknown) was an English professional
rugby league
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footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at club level for
Batley
Batley is a market town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England. Batley lies south-west of Leeds, north-west of Wakefield and Dewsbury, south-east of Bradford and north-east of Huddersfield. Batley is part of the ...
(whom he joined from the Wigan District in 1919, making his debut and only first team appearance v York (A) on 23 August 1919)
Bradford Northern
The Bradford Bulls are a professional rugby league club in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, playing in the Championship. They have won five Challenge Cups, six league championships and three World Club Challenges. The team jersey is predomi ...
, and signed for
Broughton Rangers
Broughton Rangers were one of the twenty-one rugby clubs which met at the George Hotel, Huddersfield, in 1895 to form the Northern Rugby Football Union. They were originally based in Broughton, Salford, but in 1933 moved to Gorton, Manchester t ...
on Wednesday 19 September 1928, as a , i.e. number 7.
Background
Teddy Melling was born in
Wigan
Wigan ( ) is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, on the River Douglas, Lancashire, River Douglas. The town is midway between the two cities of Manchester, to the south-east, and Liverpool, to the south-west. Bolton lies to the nor ...
,
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancashi ...
, England.
Contemporaneous article extract
"E. Melling' Bradford (Northern Rugby league.) ''Born in Wigan in 1900, Edward Melling has proved himself a great utility player. His natural position is scrum half, but he can adapt himself to any position in the back division. He first played for Batley, but Bradford were keen to secure his services, and he went to them and has been one of the mainstays of the team. He has been the leading scorer in the last two seasons. In the season 1926-26 he missed only one out of 47 League and Cup matches''"
[ Ogden's (circa-1926). ''Famous Rugby Players (Card 39 of 50)''. Ogden's. ISBN n/a]
References
External links
Search for "Melling" at rugbyleagueproject.orgPhotograph "Teddy Melling - Teddy Melling played for Bradford Northern from 1920 until 1928 scoring 339 points in 286 games before being transferred to Broughton Rangers. - Date: 01/01/1920" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Bradford Northern 1926/27 - This team finished next to bottom in the league with the worst defensive record in the league. - Date: 01/01/1927" at rlhp.co.ukPhotograph "Bradford Northern 1927/28 - One of the more successful of Bradford Northern's sides of the 1920s, this team finished sixteenth. They then had to sell Harold Young, Jack Cox, Teddy Melling and Stanley Brogden within the next two years and finished bottom of the league for the next f... - Date: 01/01/1928 - Players: Harold Young (back row, fourth left), Jack Cox (back row, sixth left), Teddy Melling (back row, extreme right), Stanley Brogden ( front row, second Left)." at rlhp.co.ukSearch for "Teddy Melling" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
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1900 births
Batley Bulldogs players
Bradford Bulls players
Broughton Rangers players
English rugby league players
Rugby league players from Wigan
Place of death missing
Rugby league halfbacks
Year of death missing