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Harry Melrose

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Harry Melrose
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

Harry Melrose (31 May 1935 – 22 February 2024) was a Scottish professional football player and manager.

Club career

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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.

Managerial career

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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.

Death

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Harry Melrose died on 22 February 2024, at the age of 88.[1][2]

Career statistics

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Player

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[3][4][5]
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

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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%

References

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  1. ^ Harry Melrose Dunfermline Athletic F.C.
  2. ^ Harry Melrose
  3. ^ "Rangers Player Harry Melrose Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  4. ^ a b "ParsDatabase.co.uk - Dunfermline Athletic FC Results Database". parsdatabase.co.uk. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  5. ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
  6. ^ "Berwick Rangers Manager Harry Melrose Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
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