Mel Sage
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| Mel Sage | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Melvyn Sage | |
| Date of birth | March 24, 1964 | |
| Place of birth | Gillingham, England | |
| Height | 5'8" | |
| Playing position | Full back | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1980-1982 | Gillingham | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1982-1986 1986-1992 |
Gillingham Derby County |
132 (5)[1] 140 (4)[2] |
|
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Melvyn "Mel" Sage (born 24 March 1964, Gillingham) is an English former football (soccer) player. He played as a full back for Gillingham and Derby County in a ten-year career which was ultimately cut short by injury.
Sage began his career as an apprentice professional with his hometown club, Gillingham, turning professional in 1982. [3] He soon forced his way into the first team and became a regular in the defence, as well as attracting attention from larger clubs. In the 1985-86 season he was an ever-present in the team and named the club's Player of the Year, after which he was snapped up by Derby County, who had just clinched promotion to Division Two, for a fee of £60,000. The following season he helped the Rams clinch promotion to Division One and in all made over 140 league appearances for Derby before a succession of injuries, most notably a knee injury sustained in November 1991, forced him into retirement in 1992.
After retiring from football, Sage returned to his hometown of Gillingham and became a taxi driver. [3]
[edit] References
- ^ Gillingham F.C. players' stats
- ^ Derby County F.C. players' stats
- ^ a b Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd, 283-284. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
