Andy Melville

Andy Melville
Personal information
Full name Andrew Roger Melville
Date of birth (1968-11-29) 29 November 1968 (age 56)
Place of birth Swansea, Wales
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986–1990 Swansea City 175 (22)
1990–1993 Oxford United 135 (13)
1993–1999 Sunderland 204 (14)
1998 → Bradford (loan) 6 (1)
1999–2004 Fulham 153 (4)
2004–2005 West Ham United 17 (0)
2005 → Nottingham Forest (loan) 13 (0)
Total 703 (54)
International career
1989–2004 Wales[1] 65 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Andrew Roger Melville (born 29 November 1968) is a Welsh former international footballer. In the early years of his career, he played in midfield. He was later converted into a central defender.

He started his career at Swansea City before earning a move to Oxford United in July 1990 for £275,000. He later went on to play for Sunderland, Bradford City F.C. and Fulham, before finishing his career with short spells at West Ham United and Nottingham Forest.

He won 65 caps for the Welsh national team between 1989 and 2004, scoring three times.

Andy Melville coaches the Oxford Brookes University football club first team[2] and joined Oxford United as a first-team coach on a short-term contract in July 2009.[3]

Honours

Fulham

International goals

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 2 June 1996 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 1–0 5–0 1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 31 August 1996 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff, Wales  San Marino 3–0 6–0
3. 20 August 1997 Ali Sami Yen Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Turkey 4–3 4–6

References

  1. ^ Alpuin, Luis Fernando Passo (20 February 2009). "Wales – Record International Players". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
  2. ^ "An Education in Football". NonLeagueDaily.com. 19 May 2009. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  3. ^ Farrant, Nick (14 July 2009). "Melville returns in United coaching role". Oxford Mail, Newsquest Media Group. Archived from the original on 20 July 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
  4. ^ "Fulham clinch Euro glory". BBC Sport. 27 August 2002. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
Sporting positions
Preceded by Fulham captain
2001-2003 		Succeeded by


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