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.
| Club | 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[6][4] | 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% | ||
