Date of birth | 14 May 1935 |
Place of birth | Swansea |
Nationality | Welsh |
Position | Centre forward |
Wales International
A succession of knee injuries denied Mel the chance to emulate the feats of his famous brother John. Similarly genial, he remained a fine performer.
Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
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Swansea City | 01 May 1952 | 01 Apr 1959 | |
Arsenal | 01 Apr 1959 | 01 Feb 1962 | |
Cardiff City | 01 Feb 1962 | 01 Feb 1967 |
Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
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1959-60 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1959-60 | Arsenal | League Division One | 20 | 8 |
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1960-61 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
1960-61 | Arsenal | League Division One | 19 | 3 |
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1961-62 | Arsenal | FA Cup | 2 | 2 |
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1961-62 | Arsenal | League Division One | 21 | 15 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
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22 Aug 1959 | Arsenal v Sheffield Wednesday | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
26 Aug 1959 | Nottingham Forest v Arsenal | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
29 Aug 1959 | Wolverhampton Wanderers v Arsenal | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
01 Sep 1959 | Arsenal v Nottingham Forest | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
05 Sep 1959 | Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
09 Sep 1959 | Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
12 Sep 1959 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
14 Nov 1959 | Arsenal v West Ham United | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
05 Dec 1959 | Newcastle United v Arsenal | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
02 Jan 1960 | Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers | D | 4-4 | League Division One | |
18 Jan 1960 | Rotherham United v Arsenal | L | 2-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round 2nd replay |
23 Jan 1960 | Manchester City v Arsenal | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
06 Feb 1960 | Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers | W | 5-2 | League Division One | |
13 Feb 1960 | Blackpool v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
20 Feb 1960 | Arsenal v Everton | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
27 Feb 1960 | Arsenal v Newcastle United | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
05 Mar 1960 | Preston North End v Arsenal | W | 0-3 | League Division One | |
15 Mar 1960 | Arsenal v Leicester City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
26 Mar 1960 | Arsenal v Leeds United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
02 Apr 1960 | West Ham United v Arsenal | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
18 Apr 1960 | Fulham v Arsenal | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
22 Oct 1960 | Blackburn Rovers v Arsenal | W | 2-4 | League Division One | |
29 Oct 1960 | Arsenal v Manchester United | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
05 Nov 1960 | West Ham United v Arsenal | L | 6-0 | League Division One | |
12 Nov 1960 | Arsenal v Chelsea | L | 1-4 | League Division One | |
31 Dec 1960 | Nottingham Forest v Arsenal | W | 3-5 | League Division One | |
07 Jan 1961 | Sunderland v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
14 Jan 1961 | Arsenal v Manchester City | W | 5-4 | League Division One | |
11 Feb 1961 | Arsenal v Cardiff City | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
18 Feb 1961 | West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal | W | 2-3 | League Division One | |
25 Feb 1961 | Arsenal v Leicester City | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
04 Mar 1961 | Aston Villa v Arsenal | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
11 Mar 1961 | Arsenal v Blackburn Rovers | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
18 Mar 1961 | Manchester United v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
25 Mar 1961 | Arsenal v West Ham United | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
31 Mar 1961 | Fulham v Arsenal | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
01 Apr 1961 | Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
08 Apr 1961 | Arsenal v Blackpool | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
15 Apr 1961 | Chelsea v Arsenal | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
22 Apr 1961 | Arsenal v Wolverhampton Wanderers | L | 1-5 | League Division One | |
29 Apr 1961 | Everton v Arsenal | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
19 Aug 1961 | Arsenal v Burnley | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
23 Aug 1961 | Leicester City v Arsenal | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
26 Aug 1961 | Tottenham Hotspur v Arsenal | L | 4-3 | League Division One | |
29 Aug 1961 | Arsenal v Leicester City | D | 4-4 | League Division One | |
02 Sep 1961 | Bolton Wanderers v Arsenal | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
16 Sep 1961 | West Bromwich Albion v Arsenal | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
20 Sep 1961 | Sheffield Wednesday v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
23 Sep 1961 | Arsenal v Birmingham City | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
30 Sep 1961 | Everton v Arsenal | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
07 Oct 1961 | Arsenal v Blackpool | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
21 Oct 1961 | Arsenal v Manchester United | W | 5-1 | League Division One | |
28 Oct 1961 | Cardiff City v Arsenal | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
04 Nov 1961 | Arsenal v Chelsea | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
11 Nov 1961 | Aston Villa v Arsenal | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
16 Dec 1961 | Burnley v Arsenal | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
23 Dec 1961 | Arsenal v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
26 Dec 1961 | Arsenal v Fulham | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
06 Jan 1962 | Arsenal v Bradford City | W | 3-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
13 Jan 1962 | Arsenal v Bolton Wanderers | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
20 Jan 1962 | Manchester City v Arsenal | L | 3-2 | League Division One | |
31 Jan 1962 | Manchester United v Arsenal | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 4th round |
03 Feb 1962 | Arsenal v West Bromwich Albion | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
10 Feb 1962 | Birmingham City v Arsenal | L | 1-0 | League Division One |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.