Colin Meldrum (footballer, born 1941)

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[1]) 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.[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

Reading
  • Player of the Season: 1964, 1965[3]

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. ^ a b "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players' Transfer Database.
  3. ^ a b "Games, goals, players of the season". Reading F.C. 2 May 2010.


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