Mel Lintern
Melvin Lintern (born 17 May 1950) is an English former footballer who played one game at inside-forward for Port Vale in May 1967. After a non-playing spell with Carlisle United, he later played non-league football for Stafford Rangers and Hanley Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melvin Lintern[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Seaton Delaval, England | ||
| Playing position(s) | Inside-forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Port Vale | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1967–1968 | Port Vale | 1 | (0) |
| Carlisle United | 0 | (0) | |
| Stafford Rangers | |||
| Hanley Town | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Playing career
Lintern graduated through Port Vale juniors to make a substitute appearance for the first team in a 2–0 defeat by Brentford at Griffin Park on 13 May 1967, the last day of the Fourth Division campaign.[2] He signed professional forms at Vale Park under Stanley Matthews in March 1968, but was given a free transfer two months later. Lintern later had spells with Carlisle United (without appearing for the first team), Stafford Rangers (Northern Premier League) and Hanley Town.
Statistics
Source:[3]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Port Vale | 1966–67 | Fourth Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
References
- "Mel Lintern". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- Kent, Jeff (1996). Port Vale Personalities. Witan Books. p. 173. ISBN 0-9529152-0-0. ASIN 0952915200.
- Mel Lintern at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
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