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Harry Melrose
Scottish footballer (1935–2024)
Harry Melrose (31 May 1935 – 22 February 2024) was a Scottish professional football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1935-05-31)31 May 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 22 February 2024(2024-02-22) (aged 88) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dalkeith Thistle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1956–1958 | Rangers | 0 | (0) |
| 1958–1965 | Dunfermline Athletic | 179 | (73) |
| 1965–1969 | Aberdeen | 63 | (13) |
| 1969–1975 | Berwick Rangers | 98 | (14) |
| Total | 340 | (100) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1969–1975 | Berwick Rangers | ||
| 1975–1980 | Dunfermline Athletic | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A winger, Melrose started his playing career for Rangers. His only appearance for the Gers was in the Scottish League Cup semi-final in September 1957, scoring twice in a 4–0 win over Brechin City.
Melrose made his name at Dunfermline Athletic after arriving on a free transfer in May 1958. A stalwart of Jock Stein's side of the early 1960's, he made 271 appearances and scored 106 goals, including 6 goals, (a joint club record shared with Charlie Dickson) in a game against Partick Thistle in April 1959.
He left East End Park in October 1965 and signed for Aberdeen for a fee of £10,000. He was captain of the Dons from 1966 to 1968.
In 1969, Melrose left Pittodrie and became player-manager of Berwick Rangers. In 1975, he returned to Dunfermline as manager and guided them to promotion to Scottish League Division One in May 1979.
Harry Melrose died on 22 February 2024, at the age of 88.[1][2]
Player
| Club | Seasons | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Rangers | 1957–58 | Scottish Division One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1958–59 | Scottish Division One | 33 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 28 |
| 1959–60 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | ||
| 1960–61 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 16 | ||
| 1961–62 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 23 | ||
| 1962–63 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 8 | ||
| 1963–64 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | ||
| 1964–65 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 16 | ||
| Total | 179 | 73 | 26 | 13 | 40 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 260 | 102 | ||
| Aberdeen | 1965–66 | Scottish Division One | 28 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 8 |
| 1966–67 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 8 | ||
| 1967–68 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | ||
| Total | 63 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 19 | ||
| Career total | 242 | 86 | 37 | 16 | 52 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 348 | 123 | ||
Managerial record
| Team[6][4] | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Berwick Rangers | 1969 | 1975 | 281 | 102 | 120 | 59 | 36.30% |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 20 September 1975 | 9 December 1980 | 241 | 90 | 78 | 73 | 37.34% |
| Career total | 522 | 192 | 198 | 132 | 36.82% | ||
- Harry Melrose Dunfermline Athletic F.C.
- "Rangers Player Harry Melrose Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- "ParsDatabase.co.uk - Dunfermline Athletic FC Results Database". parsdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- "Berwick Rangers Manager Harry Melrose Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
- Dunfermline hall of fame
- "Harry Melrose". Neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.