Andy Melville

Andy Melville

Personal information
Full name	Andrew Roger Melville
Date of birth	29 November 1968
Place of birth	Swansea, Wales
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Playing position	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 City (loan)	6	(1)
1999–2004	Fulham	153	(4)
2004–2005	West Ham United	17	(0)
2005	→ Nottingham Forest (loan)	13	(0)
Total		703	(54)
National team
1989–2004	Wales[1]	65	(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Andrew Roger Melville (born 29 November 1968 in Swansea) is a former Wales 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]

References

1. Alpuin, Luis Fernando Passo (20 February 2009). "Wales - Record International Players". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 17 March 2009. Retrieved 10 March 2009.
2. "An Education in Football". NonLeagueDaily.com. 19 May 2009. Retrieved 14 July 2009.
3. Farrant, Nick (14 July 2009). "Melville returns in United coaching role". Oxford Mail, Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 14 July 2009. Archived 20 July 2009 at the Wayback Machine.

External links

• Andy Melville career statistics at Soccerbase