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Full name
  
Melvin Lintern

Name
  
Mel Lintern

Playing position
  
Inside-forward

Role
  
Footballer

Years
  
Team

Position
  
Forward

1967–1968
  
Port Vale


Date of birth
  
(1950-05-17) 17 May 1950 (age 65)

Place of birth
  
Seaton Delaval, England

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.

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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. 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

  • Sourced from Mel Lintern profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  • References

    Mel Lintern Wikipedia