Jim Melrose

Position
Forward
Nationality
Place Of Birth
Glasgow
Date Of Birth
October 7, 1958
Age
66
Height (cm)
175
Games Played
29
-
Per Game
Games Started
25
0.9
Per Game
Minutes
2247
77.5
Per Game
Goals
10
0.3
Per Game
Assists
1
0.03
Per Game
Notes
Stats
Matches
Transfers
Gallery
Internationals

The former Partick Thistle striker joined the Sky Blues from Leicester in September 1982 in a deal which took Tommy English to Filbert Street. Melrose had a dream start for City, scoring a hat-trick on his home debut, a 4-2 win over Everton. That was to be the high of his brief career at Coventry. The following summer he was one of eight first team players sold and he moved back to Scotland with Celtic. He was to become a footballer nomad playing for Wolves, Manchester City, Charlton, Leeds and Shrewsbury in the next six years before at the age of 32 stepping down to non-league football with Macclesfield, Curzon Ashton and Halesowen. His best period was probably at Charlton whom he helped win promotion to the old First Division in 1986 and then kept them up the following season. Whilst playing for Shrewsbury he was the victim of an on-field assault by Swindon’s Chris Kamara which saw the aggressor become the first to face legal prosecution for such an act. Since retiring he has worked as a player’s agent and for a time was chief scout at Leicester. 

Hat tricks
1982-83
25 September 1982 v Everton H

Football League First Division (England)
1982-1983
Coventry City
24
21
3
1842′
2
8 (0)
1
24
21
3
1842′
2
0
0
8 (0)
1
0
FA Cup (England)
1982-1983
Coventry City
2
1
1
105′
2
1
1
105′
0
0
0
0 (0)
0
0
League Cup (England)
1982-1983
Coventry City
3
3
300′
2 (0)
3
3
0
300′
0
0
0
2 (0)
0
0
Totals:
29
25
4
2247′
2
0
0
10 (0)
1
0
Date
For
Against
H/A
Result
Football League First Division 1982-1983
Football League First Division 1982-1983
Coventry City
West Ham United
H
L 2:4
Coventry City
Everton
A
L 1:0
81`
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
H
L 0:1
45`
Coventry City
Arsenal
A
L 2:1
59`
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Aston Villa
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
H
D 1:1
90`
Coventry City
Watford
H
L 0:1
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
A
L 5:1
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
H
W 4:0
54`
1
1
Coventry City
Sunderland
A
L 2:1
15`
Coventry City
Swansea City
H
D 0:0
68`
Coventry City
Southampton
A
D 1:1
54`
Coventry City
Luton Town
A
W 1:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Manchester United
H
W 3:0
90`
1
Coventry City
Nottingham Forest
A
L 4:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Stoke City
H
W 2:0
90`
Coventry City
West Ham United
A
W 0:3
90`
Coventry City
Brighton & Hove Albion
H
W 2:0
Coventry City
West Bromwich Albion
A
L 2:0
26`
Coventry City
Liverpool
A
L 4:0
Coventry City
Watford
A
D 0:0
90`
Coventry City
Notts County
H
W 1:0
90`
Coventry City
Tottenham Hotspur
A
L 4:0
90`
Coventry City
Manchester City
A
L 3:2
90`
1
Coventry City
Everton
H
W 4:2
90`
3
Coventry City
Birmingham City
A
L 1:0
90`
FA Cup 1982-1983
FA Cup 1982-1983
Coventry City
Norwich City
A
L 2:1
15`
Coventry City
Norwich City
H
D 2:2
Coventry City
Worcester City
H
W 3:1
90`
Milk Cup 1982-1983
Milk Cup 1982-1983
Coventry City
Burnley
H
L 1:2
90`
Coventry City
Fulham
H
D 0:0
120`
Coventry City
Fulham
A
D 2:2
90`
2
Club Out
Club In
Transfer Date
Fee
Club Out / Club In
Transfer Date / Fee
Coventry City
Celtic
Mon, 01 Aug, 1983
Coventry City
Celtic
Mon, 01 Aug, 1983
Leicester City
Coventry City
Mon, 13 Sep, 1982
Leicester City
Coventry City
Mon, 13 Sep, 1982