Jim Melrose


James Millsopp Melrose 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.