Mel Sage
He played as a full back for Gillingham and Derby County in a ten-year career which was ultimately cut short by injury.[4] 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,[5] 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 gain 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.