Kelvin Mellor (born 25 January 1991) is an English

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who plays as a defender for club

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Early life

Mellor was born in Crewe in Cheshire.

Career

Nantwich Town

Mellor started his career at

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, before joining

in 2008.

Crewe Alexandra

After loan spells at Nantwich Town, Newcastle Town and Stafford Rangers, Mellor made his debut for the Alex on 27 November 2010, in the 2–1 win away at Morecambe at the

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. He came on as a second-half substitute for Byron Moore. After several further loan spells away from Crewe at Leek Town and Icelandic team ÍBV, Mellor broke into the first team at Crewe towards the end of the 2011–12 season. He scored his first goal for the club in a 3–0 home win over

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. He then played the full game as Crewe won promotion in the League Two play off final at

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with a 2–0 win over

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. He was offered a new contract at the end of the season. He signed a new two-year contract on 16 July 2012, despite interest from

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side

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, who offered Mellor a three-year contract. Mellor with his father and representatives held talks with Derby after he was initially offered a one-year contract at Crewe, with an angry Derby manager

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saying ''"It must be difficult for him going back to the dressing room after all the things he said to us. And then when everyone was starting back for pre-season he decided to go to Ibiza with his mates for five days."''

Plymouth Argyle

After leaving

in the summer of 2014 he signed for

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side Plymouth Argyle on a two-year deal. Mellor subsequently left Argyle in July 2016.

Blackpool

In 2016, he signed for Blackpool. He scored his first goal for Blackpool in a 4-2 EFL Cup win against Bolton Wanderers on 9 August 2016.

Bradford City

On 31 July 2018, Kelvin Mellor signed for fellow League One side

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on a two-year deal On 26 May 2020 it was announced that he was one of 10 players who would leave Bradford City when their contract expired on 30 June 2020.

Morecambe

On 13 August 2020, Mellor signed for Morecambe. Following promotion with the club to

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, he signed a one-year extension in June 2021.

Carlisle United

On 31 August 2021, Mellor signed a one-year deal with

side Carlisle United. On 9 May 2022, Mellor was released by the club at the end of the 2021–22 season.

Return to Crewe

On 20 May 2022, Mellor returned to his first professional club Crewe Alexandra on a free transfer following their relegation to League Two. He started in Crewe's opening game of the 2022–23 season, a 2–1 victory over

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, and scored in the following game, a 3–0 home win over

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on 6 August 2022.

Career statistics

Honours

Crewe Alexandra *

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Blackpool *

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Morecambe *

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Individual * PFA Team of the Year: 2016–17 League Two

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mellor, Kelvin 1991 births Living people English footballers Association football midfielders Association football defenders Nantwich Town F.C. players Crewe Alexandra F.C. players Plymouth Argyle F.C. players Newcastle Town F.C. players Stafford Rangers F.C. players Leek Town F.C. players Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja players Blackpool F.C. players Bradford City A.F.C. players Morecambe F.C. players Carlisle United F.C. players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players English Football League players Expatriate footballers in Iceland