Jim Melrose
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 October 1958 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| 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) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Jim 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.[1]
Later career
On 12 June 2009, it was announced that a consortium headed by Melrose was interested in buying Stockport County.[2]
As of December 2014, Melrose was working as a scout for Bolton Wanderers.[3]
References
- ↑ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Deal agreed for Stockport buy-out". BBC Sport. 12 June 2009. Retrieved 7 December 2014.
- ↑ "Jim Melrose signs for the association". CCFPA. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2014.