Mel Sage

Mel Sage
Personal information
Full name Melvyn Sage
Date of birth (1964-03-24) 24 March 1964
Place of birth Gillingham, England
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position Full back
Youth career
1980–1982 Gillingham
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
1982–1986 Gillingham[1] 132 (5)
1986–1992 Derby County[2] 140 (4)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (goals)

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]

References

  1. ↑ Gillingham F.C. players' stats
  2. ↑ Derby County F.C. players' stats
  3. 1 2 Triggs, Roger (2001). The Men Who Made Gillingham Football Club. Tempus Publishing Ltd. pp. 283–284. ISBN 0-7524-2243-X.
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