Career
"East. Melling" Bradford (Northern Rugby league) Born in Wigan in 1900, Edward Melling has proved himself a great utility player. His natural position is scrum half, but he can adapt himself to any position in the back division. He first played for Batley, but Bradford were keen to secure his services, and he went to them and has been one of the mainstays of the team
He has been the leading scorer in the last two seasons.
In the season 1926-1926 he missed only one out of 47 League and Cup matches".
