Peter Mellor (born 20 November 1947) is an American former professional footballer whose playing career as a goalkeeper spanned three decades.
He played 17 years in the top three tiers of English professional football with Burnley, Fulham, Hereford United and Portsmouth.
[8] Mellor won an England Youth cap whilst with his first club Witton Albion in the Cheshire County League.
[9] Tall, fair haired and ever-smiling Mellor was soon spotted by Burnley (the Clarets) in 1969, and quickly became their regular keeper, playing for them from 1969 to 1972.
[14][15][11] At Fulham, teammate Alan Mullery noted that he thought Mellor had literally broken every finger on both hands.
[8] Among the players he has identified or coached are Kasey Keller, Marcus Hahnemann, Brad Friedel, Landon Donovan, DaMarcus Beasley, Freddy Adu, Oguchi Onyewu, Michael Bradley, Bobby Convey, Tim Howard, Nick Rimando, and Hope Solo.
[5][25] In 2005 through 2007, Mellor served as the assistant coach for the expansion club Real Salt Lake of MLS's Western Conference, managing the goalkeepers and reserve squad.