Jim Melrose

Jim Melrose

Personal information
Date of birth	(1958-10-07) 7 October 1958
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Bolton Wanderers (Chief Scout)
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)
International career
1977–1980	Scotland U21	8	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and 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. He made eight appearances for the Scotland under-21 team, scoring two goals.

Later career

On 12 June 2009, it was announced that a consortium headed by Melrose was interested in buying Stockport County.

As of December 2014, Melrose was working as the Chief Scout for Bolton Wanderers.