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| Jimmy Melia:
Midfielder / Inside Forward |
| Nickname: |
| Date of Birth:
01.11.1937 |
| Squad: number: |
| With the Reds: 1954-1964 |
| Height: |
| Weight: |
| Bought from: Liverpool
schools |
| Signed for LFC:
Ј0 Professional - 01.11.1954 |
| Debut: 17th December 1955 v Nottingham
Forest (H) D2 win 5-2, goal scored (Aged 18) |
| Debut goal: 17.12.1955 |
| 1st team
league games: 268 |
| 1st team
league goals: 77 |
| Total 1st team
games: 286 |
| Total 1st team
goals: 79 |
| Contract expiry: 1965 |
| International caps:
2 (2 as Liverpool) England |
| International
goals: 1 |
| International debut:
06.04.1963 vs. Scotland |
| Characteristics: |
| Former clubs:
Wolverhampton Wanderers, Southampton, Aldershot (player/coach), Crewe Alexandra (first as
a player then player/manager), Southport (manager), Brighton & Hove Albion (manager),
Belenenses (coach), Stockport County (manager) |
| Birth Place:
Liverpool, England |
| Honours: 1 Division One Championship
63/64, 1 Division Second Championship 61/62 |
| Personal Honours: |
| Fact: |
| Website: |
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Total LFC
and other club games/goals
|
League |
FA Cup |
FL Cup |
Europe |
Other |
Total |
| Seasons |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
App |
Gls |
| 1955-56 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
4 |
1 |
| 1556-57 |
26 |
6 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27 |
6 |
| 1957-58 |
34 |
10 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36 |
10 |
| 1958-59 |
39 |
21 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
40 |
21 |
| 1959-60 |
34 |
14 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36 |
14 |
| 1960-61 |
26 |
3 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
27 |
3 |
| 1961-62 |
42 |
13 |
5 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
47 |
13 |
| 1962-63 |
39 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
44 |
7 |
| 1963-64 |
24 |
4 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
25 |
4 |
| Total |
268 |
77 |
18 |
2 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
286 |
79 |
A more detailed look at the player's appearances
| Total |
Competition |
| 268 |
League |
| 18 |
FA Cup |
Career Milestones for Jimmy Melia:
Appearances in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
17.12.1955 |
Nottingham F |
5-2 |
Anfield |
League |
| 50 |
30.11.1957 |
Sheffield United |
1-1 |
Bramall Lane |
League |
| 100 |
30.03.1959 |
Barnsley |
2-0 |
Oakwell |
League |
| 150 |
10.09.1960 |
Ipswich Town |
0-1 |
Portman Road |
League |
| 200 |
10.02.1962 |
Bury |
3-0 |
Gigg Lane |
League |
| 250 |
20.03.1963 |
WBA |
2-2 |
Anfield |
League |
Goals in all competitions
| № |
Date |
Min |
Against |
Result |
Venue |
Competition |
| 1 |
17.12.1955 |
48 |
Nottingham F |
5-2 |
Anfield |
League |
| 50 |
16.01.1960 |
9 |
Sheffield U |
3-0 |
Anfield |
League |
Update 02.02.2007 |
PROFILE
Raised in the Scotland Road area of Liverpool as one of 11 children, inside forward
Melia joined the Anfield ground staff straight from school as a 15-year old in 1953. He
turned professional the following year and made his senior debut in the old Second
Division in December 1955, scoring in a 5-2 win over Nottingham Forest.
His best season's goal haul was 21 from 40 outings in 1958-59 and he was well
established when Bill Shankly arrived the following December to revolutionise Anfield
fortunes. Melia won a Second Division championship medal in 1962, scoring 12 goals as a
42-game ever present.
Two years later he helped Liverpool land the League title for the first time since
1947, his talents recognised by two England caps following Schoolboy, Youth and Football
League appearances. But the emergence of Alf Arrowsmith cost Melia his Liverpool place and
after scoring 78 goals in 287 senior games he joined Wolves for ?50,000 in March 1964,
later joining Southampton and becoming player manager of Aldershot and Crewe and boss of
Southport, prior to working in the Middle East and America.
His managerial highpoint came in 1983 when, gaining national recognition wearing
eye-catching white shoes, he led Brighton to the FA Cup Final, inflicting a stunning fifth
round home defeat on Bob Paisley's mighty champions Liverpool en route. But after going
desperately close to beating Manchester United at Wembley the game ended 2-2 and Melia's
relegated side lost the replay 4-0. Melia later managed Portuguese club Beleneses and
Stockport before coaching in Texas.
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