| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Joseph Melligan | ||
| Date of birth | (1982-02-11)11 February 1982 (age 43) | ||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Centre midfield | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hinckley AFC | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2004 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 2 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | →AFC Bournemouth (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | →Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 29 | (10) |
| 2003 | →Kidderminster Harriers (loan) | 5 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | →Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 21 | (2) |
| 2004–2007 | Cheltenham Town | 114 | (15) |
| 2007–2010 | Leyton Orient | 83 | (6) |
| 2010 | Dundalk | 15 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Cheltenham Town | 27 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Solihull Moors | 7 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Wolverhampton Casuals | ||
| 2014– | Hinckley AFC | ||
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Republic of Ireland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
John Joseph "JJ" Melligan (born 11 February 1982 in Whitehall,Dublin) is an Irishfootballer who plays forHinckley AFC.
Melligan first began playing for the Home Farm Club in Dublin before signing forWolverhampton Wanderers in 1998. In 2001–02, Melligan went on loan toAFC Bournemouth and again atKidderminster Harriers in 2002–03. After scoring 12 goals in 31 appearances he returned to Wolves and made two substitute appearances in (the then) Division One.
In 2003, he made a substitute appearance for the Republic of Ireland Under-21 team and went on to make 21 appearances on-loan atDoncaster Rovers in the 2003–04 season.
At the end of that season Melligan, signed forCheltenham Town from Wolves for £25,000. He missed only four league games of the regular season in 2005-06, helping Cheltenham to win promotion from League 2.
On 6 June 2007, Melligan signed for Leyton Orient on a free transfer, and scored in only his second appearance for them. He left Leyton Orient in February 2010 after falling out with managerGeraint Williams following the 5–0 victory overBristol Rovers.[2] He signed a full-time contract for League of Ireland Premier sideDundalk in February 2010.[3] Melligan left Dundalk just before they set off to play Grevenmacher, from Luxembourg, in theUEFA Europa League. In his short stint with Dundalk he scored three goals in fifteen appearances.
On 2 July 2010, Melligan re-signed for his former club, Cheltenham Town. Melligan had a clause in his contract allowing him to leave Dundalk if a Football League club came in for him so he was allowed to leave Dundalk for free. On 9 May 2011, Melligan was released from Cheltenham after his contract expired.[4]
Melligan signed forConference North side Solihull Moors in October 2011 after a successful trial. He scored on debut in the 3-2 FA Cup victory over Grantham on 15 October 2011.
Following a spell atWolverhampton Casuals, Melligan followed manager Carl Abbott to newly formed clubHinckley AFC in the summer of 2014, where he was made club captain.[5]
Cheltenham Town
