Harry Melrose

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

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

Club career

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

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

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

Career statistics

Player

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

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

1. Harry Melrose Dunfermline Athletic F.C.
2. Harry Melrose
3. "Rangers Player Harry Melrose Details". www.fitbastats.com. Retrieved 22 April 2023.
4. "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.

External links

• Dunfermline hall of fame
• "Harry Melrose". Neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 11 October 2017.