Jim Melrose
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | James Millsopp Melrose[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 7 October 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bolton Wanderers (Chief Scout) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Eastercraigs | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1975–1980 | Partick Thistle | 122 | (31) |
| 1980–1982 | Leicester City | 72 | (21) |
| 1982–1983 | Coventry City | 24 | (8) |
| 1983–1984 | Celtic | 30 | (7) |
| 1984 | → Wolves (loan) | 7 | (2) |
| 1984–1985 | Manchester City | 34 | (8) |
| 1985–1987 | Charlton Athletic | 48 | (19) |
| 1987 | Leeds United | 4 | (0) |
| 1987–1990 | Shrewsbury Town | 49 | (3) |
| 1990 | Macclesfield Town | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 405 | (99) | |
| International career | |||
| 1977–1980 | Scotland U21 | 8 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
James Millsopp Melrose (born 7 October 1958) is a Scottish retired professional footballer who played as a striker. Melrose made nearly 400 appearances in the Scottish and English Football Leagues between 1975 and 1990, scoring nearly 100 goals.
Playing career
Born in Glasgow, Melrose played for Eastercraigs, Partick Thistle, Leicester City, Coventry City, Celtic, Wolverhampton Wanderers, Manchester City, Charlton Athletic, Leeds United, Shrewsbury Town and Macclesfield Town.[2] He made eight appearances for the Scotland under-21 team, scoring two goals.[3]
Later career
On 12 June 2009, it was announced that a consortium headed by Melrose was interested in buying Stockport County.[4]
As of December 2014, Melrose was working as the Chief Scout for Bolton Wanderers.[5]
References
- ^ "Jim Melrose". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
- ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Jim Melrose". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
- ^ "Deal agreed for Stockport buy-out". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ^ "Jim Melrose signs for the association". CCFPA. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
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