Micky Mellon

Micky Mellon
Mellon with Shrewsbury Town in 2015
Personal information
Full name Michael Joseph Mellon[1]
Date of birth (1972-03-18) 18 March 1972 (age 52)[1]
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Oldham Athletic (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1993 Bristol City 35 (1)
1991–1992Cork 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)
2001Tranmere 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)
Managerial career
2008–2012 Fleetwood Town
2013 Barnsley (caretaker)
2014–2016 Shrewsbury Town
2016–2020 Tranmere Rovers
2020–2021 Dundee United
2021–2023 Tranmere Rovers
2023– Oldham Athletic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael Joseph Mellon (born 18 March 1972) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Oldham Athletic. As a player, he was a midfielder for clubs including Bristol City, West Bromwich Albion, Blackpool, Tranmere and Burnley.

Mellon began his managerial career with Fleetwood Town, where he took the club into the Football League for the first time in their history by winning the 2011–12 Football Conference title. He has overseen five promotions in total as a manager with Fleetwood, Shrewsbury Town and Tranmere. After a year with Scottish Premiership club Dundee United, Mellon returned to Tranmere in June 2021 but was dismissed in March 2023. In October 2023, he was appointed as Oldham Athletic manager.[2]

  1. ^ a b "Micky Mellon". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 4 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Micky Mellon: Oldham Athletic appoint former Tranmere Rovers boss as manager", BBC Sport, 13 October 2023. Retrieved 13 October 2023