Daniel Mellanby (born 17 August 1979) is an English former professional football striker who last played for Newton Aycliffe. He has previously played for Bishop Auckland and Darlington.

Danny Mellanby
Personal information
Full name Daniel Mellanby[1]
Date of birth (1979-07-17) 17 July 1979 (age 45)[1]
Place of birth Bishop Auckland,[1] England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Northallerton Town
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2000–2001 Bishop Auckland
2001–2004 Darlington 44 (9)
2007–2012 Newton Aycliffe 28 (4)
2012 Darlington 0 (0)
2012–20?? Newton Aycliffe
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:58, 25 July 2008 (UTC)

He played 44 league games scoring nine times in three years for the Quakers between the years of 2001–2004 he also played for the Bishops for a year between the year of 2000–2001. He now has jobs doing plumbing and steelworks. Whilst Bishop Auckland he was a member of Alan Oliver's Crook Town side which reached the FA Vase quarter-finals in 2006, Mellanby, who also served under Oliver at West Auckland, hit 15 goals in 50 Northern League appearances for the Newtonians.

In June 2012 he rejoined Darlington,[3] however on 25 June 2012 his registration was changed to the new club Darlington 1883. in September 2012 he returned to Newton Aycliffe. On 12 January 2015, Mellanby was appointed manager of Northern League Div 2 Club Northallerton Town after being appointed assistant in Nov 2014.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Danny Mellanby". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 20 November 2019.
  2. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2003). Playfair Football Annual 2003–2004. London: Headline. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-7553-1313-6.
  3. ^ "Six sign for Quakers". NonLeague Daily. 4 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Quakers keen on signing duo". NonLeague Daily. 3 September 2012. Archived from the original on 30 January 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2012.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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