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Edward Melling (born 1900 – death unknown) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s and 1920s. He played at club level for Batley (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, and signed for Broughton Rangers on Wednesday 19 September 1928, as a scrum-half.
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| Full name | Edward Melling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1900 Wigan, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Background
editTeddy Melling was born in Wigan, Lancashire, England.
Contemporaneous article extract
edit"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" [1]
References
editExternal links
edit- Search for "Melling" at rugbyleagueproject.org
- Photograph "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.uk
- Photograph "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.uk
- Photograph "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.uk
- Search for "Teddy Melling" at britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk