Andy Melville

Andrew Roger Melville (born 29 November 1968) is a Welsh former international footballer. In the early years of his career, he played in midfield. He was later converted into a central defender.

Andy Melville

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Roger Melville
Date of birth	(1968-11-29) 29 November 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1986–1990	Swansea City	175	(22)
1990–1993	Oxford United	135	(13)
1993–1999	Sunderland	204	(14)
1998	→ Bradford (loan)	6	(1)
1999–2004	Fulham	153	(4)
2004–2005	West Ham United	17	(0)
2005	→ Nottingham Forest (loan)	13	(0)
Total		703	(54)
International career
1989–2004	Wales[1]	65	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He started his career at Swansea City before earning a move to Oxford United in July 1990 for £275,000. He later went on to play for Sunderland, Bradford City F.C. and Fulham, before finishing his career with short spells at West Ham United and Nottingham Forest.

He won 65 caps for the Welsh national team between 1989 and 2004, scoring three times.

Andy Melville coaches the Oxford Brookes University football club first team^[2] and joined Oxford United as a first-team coach on a short-term contract in July 2009.^[3]

Honours

Fulham

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2002^[4]

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 June 1996	Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino	San Marino	1–0	5–0	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2.	31 August 1996	Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales	San Marino	3–0	6–0
3.	20 August 1997	Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey	Turkey	4–3	4–6

References

1. Alpuin, Luis Fernando Passo (20 February 2009). "Wales – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
2. "An Education in Football". NonLeagueDaily.com. 19 May 2009. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2009.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
3. Farrant, Nick (14 July 2009). "Melville returns in United coaching role". Oxford Mail, Newsquest Media Group. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
4. "Fulham clinch Euro glory". BBC Sport. 27 August 2002. Retrieved 12 September 2018.

External links

• Andy Melville at Soccerbase

Sporting positions
Preceded by Chris Coleman	Fulham captain 2001-2003	Succeeded by Lee Clark