Colin Meldrum (footballer, born 1941)
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 26 November 1941 | ||
Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 4 October 2019 | (aged 77)||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Youth career | |||
Arsenal | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1960 | Arsenal | 0 | (0) |
1960–1962 | Watford | 32 | (0) |
1962–1970 | Reading | 266 | (8) |
1970–1971 | Cambridge United | 38 | (0) |
1971–1972 | Hillingdon Borough | ||
1974–1975 | Workington | 2 | (0) |
Total | 338 | (8) | |
Managerial career | |||
1971–1972 | Hillingdon Borough | ||
1974–1975 | Workington | ||
1975–1977 | Stafford Rangers | ||
1977 | Workington | ||
1987–1988 | Workington | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Colin Meldrum (26 November 1941 – 4 October 2019[1]) was a Scottish football player and manager.
Career
[edit]Born in Glasgow, Meldrum played as a left back for Arsenal, Watford, Reading, Cambridge United, Hillingdon Borough and Workington.[2] At Reading, he was Player of the Season in the 1963–64 and 1964–65 seasons.[3]
Meldrum also worked as the player-manager of Hillingdon Borough and Workington, coach of York City, and manager of Stafford Rangers.[2]
Honours
[edit]- Reading
- Player of the Season: 1964, 1965[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Colin Meldrum 1941–2019". 100 Years of Coconuts. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
He died in Fleetwood on 4 October 2019, at the age of 77, leaving daughter Nicola and sons Stuart and Andrew
- ^ a b "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players' Transfer Database.
- ^ a b "Games, goals, players of the season". Reading F.C. 2 May 2010.
Categories:
- 1941 births
- 2019 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Scottish football managers
- Arsenal F.C. players
- Watford F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Cambridge United F.C. players
- Hillingdon Borough F.C. players
- Workington A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Workington A.F.C. managers
- Stafford Rangers F.C. managers
- York City F.C. non-playing staff
- Footballers from Glasgow
- Men's association football fullbacks
- 20th-century Scottish sportsmen
- Scottish football defender, 1940s birth stubs