Melvyn Machin was born on 16 April 1945 and is an English former football player and manager.
10 Facts About Mel Machin
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Mel Machin later served Bournemouth as Director of football between 2000 and 2002 before briefly managing Huddersfield Town in 2003.
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Mel Machin made the odd appearance from October 1962 to 1964, after which he started appearing rather more frequently.
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Mel Machin was not a favourite with Stanley Matthews or trainer Lol Hamlett as he had a habit of talking back to the pair, so he put in a transfer request in 1966.
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Mel Machin's spell at Bournemouth ended after 110 appearances in December 1973, when he followed Bond to Norwich City, despite interest from Tottenham Hotspur and Crystal Palace.
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Mel Machin conceded a penalty in the 1975 League Cup final defeat to Aston Villa at Wembley Stadium, handling on the line to prevent a headed goal from Chris Nicholl.
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Mel Machin worked as youth team and reserve team coach and was then promoted to chief coach before being appointed as assistant to manager Ken Brown.
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Mel Machin became Barnsley manager on 29 December but resigned on 5 May 1993, as he was disillusioned with the club policy of selling their best players to make ends meet.
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Mel Machin then worked as a scout for West Ham United, Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool before he was appointed manager of Bournemouth in September 1994.
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On 28 January 2003, Mel Machin came out of retirement to assist Mick Wadsworth at the helm of Huddersfield Town.