1. Michael Joseph Mellon was born on 18 March 1972 and is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Oldham Athletic.
23 Facts About Micky Mellon
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Micky Mellon has overseen five promotions in total as a manager with Fleetwood, Shrewsbury Town and Tranmere.
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Micky Mellon's family moved to Glasgow when he was nine months old, and he grew up in the South Nitshill area.
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Micky Mellon began his career in 1989 as a 17-year-old with Bristol City gaining promotion to the old Second Division, then managed by Joe Jordan.
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Micky Mellon made eleven league appearances for Cork, scoring three goals.
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Micky Mellon played 45 league games for West Brom, scoring six goals in their promotion season ending in a play off victory over Port Vale at Wembley.
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Under Sam Allardyce's guidance, Micky Mellon made 138 appearances and scored 17 goals in all competitions.
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Micky Mellon returned to Tranmere Rovers in March 2001 initially on loan, and then on a free transfer.
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Micky Mellon joined Kidderminster Harriers in August 2004, signing a two-year contract.
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Micky Mellon was appointed as assistant manager of Lancaster City in June 2006.
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Micky Mellon moved to his former club Burnley as a youth team coach, coaching the Under-15 and Under-16 teams.
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Micky Mellon initially divided his time between coaching the Under-15 and Under-16 teams at Burnley and managing Fleetwood.
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Micky Mellon led Fleetwood to a successful FA Cup run, reaching the second round for the first time in their history.
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Micky Mellon introduced a number of new faces to the playing staff, and over the course of the season produced a settled team with increasingly improving league results.
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In December 2012 Micky Mellon was asked to assist David Flitcroft who was caretaker manager at Barnsley following the sacking of Keith Hill.
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Micky Mellon helped to keep Barnsley in the Championship by securing a point at Huddersfield Town on 4 May 2013.
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Micky Mellon was appointed as the new manager of Shrewsbury Town on 12 May 2014, with former caretaker manager Michael Jackson and Danny Coyne remaining as his assistants following the club's relegation back to League Two.
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On 12 May 2018 Micky Mellon led Tranmere back into the Football League with victory over Boreham Wood in the National League play-off final.
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Micky Mellon was appointed as manager of Scottish Premiership club Dundee United on 6 July 2020.
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On 13 October 2023, Micky Mellon was appointed manager of National League club Oldham Athletic on a three-year contract, taking charge following the club's next fixture.
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Micky Mellon opened the very first franchised energie Shokk gym aimed at teenagers with his wife in Blackpool in February 2009.
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Micky Mellon has co-authored a book about football management, The First 100 Days: Lessons in Leadership from the Football Bosses, published in March 2021.
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Micky Mellon has a son called Michael in the youth academy at Burnley who plays as an attacker.