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Jimmy Melia
Personal information
Full name
James Melia
Date of birth
(1937-11-01) 1 November 1937 (age 86)
Place of birth
Liverpool, England
Height
5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)[1]
Position(s)
Midfielder
Youth career
1952–1954
Liverpool
Senior career*
Years
Team
Apps
(Gls)
1954–1964
Liverpool
269
(76)
1964
Wolverhampton Wanderers
24
(4)
1964–1968
Southampton
139
(11)
1968–1972
Aldershot
135
(14)
1972
Crewe Alexandra
4
(0)
Total
571
(105)
International career
1963
England
2
(1)
Managerial career
1969–1972
Aldershot
1972–1974
Crewe Alexandra
1975
Southport
1979
Cleveland Cobras
1982–1983
Brighton & Hove Albion
1983–1986
C.F. Os Belenenses
1986
Stockport County
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
James Melia (born 1 November 1937) is an English former footballer who spent most of his career playing for Liverpool and went on to become a manager.
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club to the First Division in the 1978/79 season. He also appointed JimmyMelia as Manager who led the club to their one and only FA Cup Final in 1983...
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complete a hat-trick, including two disallowed goals and a penalty taken by JimmyMelia which the crowd had urged Liddell to take. He retained his place until...
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