Jon Mellish

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Jon Mellish
Personal information
Full name Jon James Alexander Mellish[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997 (age 24)
Place of birth South Shields, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Position(s) Defender, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Carlisle United
Number 12
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Gateshead 57 (1)
2017 → Newcastle Benfield (loan)
2019– Carlisle United 85 (14)
National team
2018–2019 England C 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:22, 1 February 2022 (UTC)

Jon James Alexander Mellish (born 19 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for Carlisle United, as a defender and midfielder.

Early and personal life[]

Born in South Shields,[2] Mellish attended Gateshead College.[3]

Career[]

Mellish began his career with Gateshead, making his senior debut during the 2016–17 season.[2] He moved on loan to Newcastle Benfield in November 2017.[4]

He signed for Carlisle United in May 2019.[5][6][7] He scored his first goal for Carlisle in a 1-0 win against Barrow on 3 October 2020.[8] He signed a new contract with the club later that month.[9] He was a prolific scorer for the club in the 2020–21 season.[10]

Playing style[]

Originally a defender, Mellish was converted into a midfielder in February 2020.[11][12]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 1 February 2022
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Gateshead F.C. 2016–17[2] National League 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18[2] National League 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2018–19[2] National League 46 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 48 2
Total 57 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 59 2
Carlisle United 2019–20[13] League Two 15 0 4 0 0 0 3[a] 0 22 0
2020–21[14] League Two 44 11 2 3 1 0 2[a] 2 49 16
2021–22[15] League Two 26 3 1 0 1 0 2[a] 0 30 3
Total 85 14 7 3 2 0 7 2 101 19
Career total 142 15 9 4 2 0 7 2 160 21
  1. ^ a b c Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.

References[]

  1. ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Carlisle United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 15. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Jon Mellish at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. ^ Carruthers, Mark (15 May 2019). "Hartlepool transfer target Jon Mellish reveals why he turned down National League move". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ^ Whitney, Steve (17 November 2017). "Gateshead Youngster Heads Joins Neighbours On Loan". thenationalleague.org.uk. National League. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Carlisle United: Tommy Wright & Paul Murray leave coaching roles, Jon Mellish signs". BBC Sport. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. ^ Varley, Hugo (15 May 2019). "Carlisle bring in Gateshead's Jon Mellish". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ^ Colman, Jon (20 July 2019). "Carlisle Utd's new defender Jon Mellish: 'This was my goal...I cannot wait for it'". News and Star. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  8. ^ "Carlisle 1–0 Barrow". BBC Sport. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  9. ^ "CONTRACT: Midfielder commits to the Blues". carlisleunited.co.uk. Carlisle United F.C. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  10. ^ "Revealed: Carlisle United midfielder Jon Mellish's remarkable goalscoring feat". News and Star.
  11. ^ Colman, Jon (18 August 2020). "Carlisle Utd boss reveals why Jon Mellish will remain in the Cumbrians' midfield". News and Star. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  12. ^ Robertson, Gregor. "How Jon Mellish made leap from liability to lethal" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  13. ^ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  15. ^ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.


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