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Neil Melvin

Position	Centre Midfielder
Date of Birth	02/07/1986
Valley Debut	v Erith & Belvedere (a) April 2002
First Goal	v Stourport Swifts (h) September 2002
Previous Clubs	Coventry City (junior), Derby County (junior)

Neil signed for Rugby in 2002 and made his debut as a 15-year-old substitute in the 3-2 win at Erith & Belvedere in the last game of the 01/02 season.

The following season, Neil broke into the first team and marked his full debut with a goal in the 3-0 defeat of Stourport Swifts at Butlin Road. Went on to start 38 consecutive games in the 02/03 season but suffered a ruptured cruciate ligament at the start of the 03/04 at Yate Town - an injury that required reconstructive surgery and ruled him out for the season.

Neil briefly returned in the 04/05 season to make six starts but after February 2005, he was then blighted by injury and had four knee operations, including a second cruciate rupture plus an ankle operation.

Melvin finally returned to first team action as a substitute in the 2-2 draw with Brackley in March 2009 after a four year absence from the teamsheet but in 09/10 the knee injury still limited Neil and he stopped playing in October 2009.

Rugby Town League Career (2002 to 2009)
Season	Apps	Gls	Notes
2001/2	0 (1)	0	Makes debut as 15-year-old substitute.
2002/3	34 (2)	4	Scores on full debut against Stourport.
2003/4	2 (1)	1	Ruptures cruciate ligament in third game of season against Yate.
2004/5	6 (7)	0	More surgery required after post-operative complications.
2005/6	0 (0)	0	Yet more surgery means Neil misses entire season.
2006/7	0 (0)	0	-
2007/8	0 (0)	0	The knee problem continues and after re-rupture of original injury requires more surgery.
2008/9	2 (6)	0	Finally returns to first team action as substitute in March 2009.
2009/0	4 (3)	0	-
Career	48 (20)	5	Stops played due to knee injury in October 2009.


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