Mel Sterland

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mel Sterland
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Oct 1, 1961(1961-10-01)
Age	63
Birthplace	Sheffield
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	England
Horoscope	Libra

Mel Sterland Biography

Mel Sterland is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on October 1, 1961 in Sheffield, England, United Kingdom. Melvyn “Mel,” Sterland, an English ex-professional footballer, was born 1 October 1961 in Sheffield. He played in the Football League for Sheffield Wednesday (Leeds United) and in the Scottish Football League Premier Division For Rangers. He was capped once in England.

Sterland, however, returned to England on July 1, 1989 when he teamed up with Howard Wilkinson, his former Wednesday manager at Leeds United. He built a team that was geared towards promotion. Sterland was a fan favourite at Elland Road. His five goals in 42 league matches that season secured Leeds the Second Division title. This also saw them promoted back to the First Division after eight long years. Leeds finished fourth in the Premier League after Sterland’s efforts. However, this was somewhat hampered by the fact that Leeds could not compete in the UEFA Cup because English clubs were being slowly reintroduced to the competition. Only runners-up Liverpool were allowed to participate in the 1991-92 competition.

Sterland was a key player in Leeds United’s title triumph of the 1991–92 season – the last of the Football League First Division before the creation of the FA Premier League as the top division of English football – as he scored six goals in 31 league games. Sterland played three games in the new Premier League before suffering an ankle injury in the autumn of 1992.

After failing to make an adequate recovery from the injury, he announced his retirement from playing in January 1994.

1988 was the year Sterland earned his first England cap against Saudi Arabia. He had previously played for England in the 1984 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship. In which he scored a goal against Spain. He was the first Sheffield Wednesday player to have been capped by England since 1960s.

Mel Sterland Net Worth

Mel Sterland is one of the richest Association Football Player from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mel Sterland 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Although the Owls were promoted to Second Division one year later, Sterland was still a fringe player and made only two league appearances. He was only 19 years old when he became a regular player and played 22 league games. He also scored once in the Second Division.

When the Owls were promoted challengers in 1981-82 but lost to the top three, Sterland was chosen for the league on 27 occasions. Sterland was a consistent player throughout the Owls’ progression, reaching the FA Cup semi finals in 1983 and being promoted to the First Division one year later. This after a 14 year exile. He enjoyed the best season of his career at Sheffield Wednesday in 1985-86, playing 38 league games and scoring eight goals. This was a team that finished fifth in the First Division, but were not allowed to participate in UEFA Cup competitions due to bans on English clubs from European competitions after the Heysel tragedy of May 1985.

By the time he was sold to Rangers for £800,000 in March 1989 Sterland had played 347 games for Sheffield Wednesday and scored 49 goals. His three goals in nine games helped a Rangers side managed by Graeme Souness win their second Scottish league title in three seasons, and their 39th overall. [1]

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Mel Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Mel Sterland celebrates birthday on October 1 of every year.