Micky Mellon

Micky Mellon

Personal information
Full name	Michael Joseph Mellon
Date of birth	18 March 1972 (1972-03-18) (age 39)
Place of birth	Paisley, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Fleetwood Town (manager)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1989–1993	Bristol City	35	(1)
1991–1992	→ Cork City (loan)	11	(3)
1993–1994	West Bromwich Albion	45	(6)
1994–1997	Blackpool	125	(14)
1997–1999	Tranmere Rovers	57	(3)
1999–2001	Burnley	85	(5)
2001	→ Tranmere Rovers (loan)	1	(0)
2001–2004	Tranmere Rovers	115	(3)
2004–2005	Kidderminster Harriers	7	(0)
2005	Witton Albion	7	(0)
2005–2006	Lancaster City	2	(0)
Total		490	(35)
Teams managed
2008–	Fleetwood Town
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Michael Joseph "Micky" Mellon (born 18 March 1972(1972-03-18) in Paisley, Renfrewshire) is a Scottish former professional footballer, though he never played professionally in his native land. He is currently manager of Fleetwood Town.

Playing career

Mellon began his career in 1989 as a 17-year-old with Bristol City gaining promotion to the then First Division, then managed by Joe Jordan. In 1991 he was loaned out for two months to League of Ireland club Cork City, making his League of Ireland debut on 20 October 1991. He made eleven league appearances for Cork, scoring three goals.^{[citation needed]}

He spent four years at Ashton Gate, before joining Midlanders West Bromwich Albion in 1993 for a fee of £75,000. He played 45 league games for West Brom, scoring six goals in their promotion season ending in a play off victory over Port Vale at Wembley . It was his move to Blackpool for a fee of £50,000 in 1994, however, that saw Mellon establish himself as a regular on the team and scoresheet. Under Sam Allardyce's guidance, Mellon made 138 appearances and scored 17 goals in all competitions. He was voted the club's Player of the year in the 1995-96 season as the club just missed out on promotion from Division Two.^[1]

The season following Allardyce's sacking in 1997, Mellon moved up a division to join Tranmere Rovers, who were then playing in Division One, for a fee of £300,000. He spent two seasons at Prenton Park, followed by another two with Burnley, whom he joined for £350,000 gaining promotion finishing second to preston north end. He returned to Tranmere Rovers in March 2001 initially on loan, and then on a free transfer. He was released in May 2004.^[2]

Mellon joined Kidderminster Harriers in August 2004, signing a two year contract.^[3] He was a member of the team that made the third round of the FA Cup before being knocked out by Premier League club and local rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers after a replay.^{[citation needed]}

After leaving Harriers,^[3] Mellon spent a short spell at Witton Albion in 2005 before joining Lancaster City.

Management and coaching

Lancaster City and Burnley

Mellon was appointed as assistant manager of Lancaster City in June 2006.^[4] However, on 10 October after an FA Cup defeat to Scarborough he left the club along with four players for financial reasons.^[5] He moved to his former club Burnley as a youth team coach,^[6] coaching the Under-15 and Under-16 teams.

Fleetwood Town

On 23 September 2008 Mellon was appointed manager of Fleetwood Town in the Conference North, succeeding Tony Greenwood. Mellon initially divided his time between coaching at Burnley and managing Fleetwood.^[6][7] However, on 12 January 2009, his position was made full-time, a first in the history of the club.^[8] Mellon led Fleetwood to a successful FA Cup run, reaching the Second Round for the first time in their history. He introduced a number of new faces to the playing staff, and over the course of the season produced a settled team with increasingly improving league results. Fleetwood finished the season in a creditable eighth place, having been bottom of the league when he was appointed.

From the beginning of the 2009–10 season, Fleetwood were seen as serious promotion contenders, sharing the top two places with Southport for most of the season. A final day 2–0 victory over Stalybridge Celtic proved ultimately inadequate in securing the championship as Southport defeated Eastwood Town 3–0 away from home to win the championship, and the automatic promotion place, by one point. However, victory on penalties in a two-legged playoff semi-final against Droylsden was followed by a 2–1 defeat of Alfreton Town in the final at Highbury on 9 May to secure promotion to the Conference National.

Managerial stats

Statistics account for all competitions.^[9]

Updated: 7 November 2011

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	Win %
Fleetwood Town		27 September 2008	Present	203	105	48	50	51.72

Personal life

Mellon has lived in Blackpool since 1994.^[7] He is married to Jane.^[10]

Energie Shokk Gym Franchisee

Mellon opened the very first franchised energie Shokk gym aimed at teenagers with his wife Jane in Blackpool in February 2009.^[11][12]

The gym later went out of business in October 2009.^[13]

References

1. ^ "Vote or the 2002-2003 Player of the Year". Blackpool F.C.. 17 November 2004. http://www.blackpoolfc.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10432~371831,00.html. Retrieved 2008-09-01. 
2. ^ "Tranmere release quintet". BBC Sport. 7 May 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/t/tranmere_rovers/3693727.stm. Retrieved 2008-09-24. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Mellon set to leave Kidderminster". BBC Sport. 7 December 2004. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/k/kidderminster_harriers/4076995.stm. Retrieved 2008-09-24. 
4. ^ "New look for City's new era". Lancaster Guardian. 29 June 2006. http://www.lancasterguardian.co.uk/lancaster-sport/New-look-for-City39s-new.1596499.jp. Retrieved 2008-09-24. 
5. ^ "Mass exodus as Giant Axe falls on Dolly Blues". Lancaster Guardian. 11 October 2006. http://www.accessmylibrary.com/coms2/summary_0286-20272272_ITM. Retrieved 2008-11-03. 
6. ^ ^{a b} "Mellon becomes Fleetwood manager". BBC Sport. 24 September 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_conf/7632526.stm. Retrieved 2008-11-03. 
7. ^ ^{a b} Moore, Andy (24 September 2008). "Mellon can't wait for Fleetwood challenge". Blackpool Gazette. http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Mellon-cant-wait-for-Fleetwood.4521578.jp. Retrieved 2008-09-24. 
8. ^ "Micky Mellon goes full-time". Fleetwood Weekly News. 8 January 2009. http://www.fleetwoodtoday.co.uk/fleetwood-town-fc/Micky-Mellon-goes-fulltime.4855962.jp. Retrieved 2009-04-25. 
9. ^ With Fleetwood Town this includes Conference North, Conference National, Conference playoff matches, Setanta Shield, Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy and FA Cup matches. It excludes the two expunged Conference North games against Farsley Celtic in 2009-10 but includes the F.A. Cup Second Qualifying Round gave against the same opponents in Sept 2009.
10. ^ http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Disgust-at-closure-of-kid39s.5772111.jp?CommentPage=3&CommentPageLength=10
11. ^ http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/sports-news/Shokk-opening-of-Jane39s-gym.4963451.jp
12. ^ http://www.sportsmanagement.co.uk/detail1.cfm?subject=product&codeID=41943&pagetype=detail&site=SM&dom=N
13. ^ http://www.blackpoolgazette.co.uk/blackpoolnews/Disgust-at-closure-of-kid39s.5772111.jp?CommentPage=2&CommentPageLength=10

External links

• Micky Mellon career stats at Soccerbase
• Micky Mellon management career stats at Soccerbase