| Harry Melrose | |
| Birth Date: | 31 May 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Edinburgh, Scotland |
| Position: | Winger |
| Youthclubs1: | Dalkeith Thistle |
| Years1: | 1956–1958 |
| Clubs1: | Rangers |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 1958–1965 |
| Clubs2: | Dunfermline Athletic |
| Caps2: | 179 |
| Goals2: | 73 |
| Years3: | 1965–1969 |
| Clubs3: | Aberdeen |
| Caps3: | 63 |
| Goals3: | 13 |
| Years4: | 1969–1975 |
| Clubs4: | Berwick Rangers |
| Caps4: | 98 |
| Goals4: | 14 |
| Totalcaps: | 340 |
| Totalgoals: | 100 |
| Manageryears1: | 1969–1975 |
| Managerclubs1: | Berwick Rangers |
| Manageryears2: | 1975–1980 |
| Managerclubs2: | Dunfermline Athletic |
Harry Melrose (31 May 1935 – 22 February 2024) was a Scottish professional football player and manager.
A winger, Melrose started his playing career for Rangers. His only appearance for the Gers was in the Scottish League Cup semi-final in September 1957, scoring twice in a 4–0 win over Brechin City.
Melrose made his name at Dunfermline Athletic after arriving on a free transfer in May 1958. A stalwart of Jock Stein's side of the early 1960's, he made 271 appearances and scored 106 goals, including 6 goals, (a joint club record shared with Charlie Dickson) in a game against Partick Thistle in April 1959.
He left East End Park in October 1965 and signed for Aberdeen for a fee of £10,000. He was captain of the Dons from 1966 to 1968.
In 1969, Melrose left Pittodrie and became player-manager of Berwick Rangers. In 1975, he returned to Dunfermline as manager and guided them to promotion to Scottish League Division One in May 1979.
Harry Melrose died on 22 February 2024, at the age of 88.[1] [2]
| Seasons | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Rangers | 1957–58 | Scottish Division One | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 1958–59 | Scottish Division One | 33 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 28 | |
| 1959–60 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | |||
| 1960–61 | 27 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 16 | |||
| 1961–62 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 51 | 23 | |||
| 1962–63 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 39 | 8 | |||
| 1963–64 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |||
| 1964–65 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 16 | |||
| Total | 179 | 73 | 26 | 13 | 40 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 260 | 102 | |||
| Aberdeen | 1965–66 | Scottish Division One | 28 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 8 | |
| 1966–67 | 27 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 8 | |||
| 1967–68 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 3 | |||
| Total | 63 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 87 | 19 | |||
| Career total | 242 | 86 | 37 | 16 | 52 | 17 | 17 | 4 | 348 | 123 | |||
| Team[3] | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Berwick Rangers | 1969 | 1975 | 281 | 102 | 120 | 59 | 36.30% | |
| Dunfermline Athletic | 20 September 1975 | 9 December 1980 | 241 | 90 | 78 | 73 | 37.34% | |
| Career total | 522 | 192 | 198 | 132 | 36.82% | |||