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Scottish footballer and manager (1941–2019)

Colin Meldrum
Personal information
Date of birth (1941-11-26)26 November 1941
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 4 October 2019(2019-10-04) (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) was a Scottish football player and manager.

Career

Born in Glasgow, Meldrum played as a left back for Arsenal, Watford, Reading, Cambridge United, Hillingdon Borough and Workington. At Reading, he was Player of the Season in the 1963–64 and 1964–65 seasons.

Meldrum also worked as the player-manager of Hillingdon Borough and Workington, coach of York City, and manager of Stafford Rangers.

Honours

Reading
  • Player of the Season: 1964, 1965

References

  1. "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
  2. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players' Transfer Database.
  3. ^ "Games, goals, players of the season". Reading F.C. 2 May 2010.
Reading F.C. Player of the Season
Reading F.C. – Hall of Fame inductees
Workington A.F.C. – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Stafford Rangers F.C. – managers
  • Austin (1947)
  • Dowen (1947–48)
  • Frith (1948–50)
  • Evans (1950–51)
  • Hampson (1952–53)
  • Brown (1955)
  • Antonio (1957–58)
  • Millard (1958–59)
  • Mitchell (1959–60)
  • Cordell (1961–63)
  • Griffiths (1964)
  • Smith (1964–65)
  • Hutchinson (1965–69)
  • Chapman (1970–75)
  • Jones (1975)
  • Meldrum (1975–76)
  • Berks (1976–77)
  • Chapman (1977–80)
  • Ogden (1980–81)
  • Thomson (1981–83)
  • Clarke (1983)
  • Reid (1983–88)
  • Chambers (1988–89)
  • Reid (1989)
  • Williams (1989–90)
  • Wright (1990–92)
  • Booth (1992–95)
  • Phillips (1995)
  • Harrison (1995)
  • Horton (1995)
  • Bowen (1995–97)
  • Bond (1997–98)
  • Painter (1998–2002)
  • Robinson (2002–07)
  • Bull (2008)
  • Brindley (2008–10)
  • Flowers (2010–11)
  • Elliott (2011)
  • Clowes (2011–13)
  • Mutch (2013–14)
  • Heathcote (2014)
  • Kitching (2014–18)
  • Burr (2018)
  • Meechan & Fearn (2019–20)
  • Banim (2020)
  • Hill (2021–)
(c) = caretaker manager


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