Mel Machin
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Melvyn Machin[1] | ||
Date of birth | 16 April 1945 | ||
Place of birth | Newcastle-under-Lyme, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Port Vale | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1962–1966 | Port Vale | 30 | (6) |
1966–1970 | Gillingham | 157 | (11) |
1970–1974 | AFC Bournemouth | 110 | (7) |
1974–1978 | Norwich City | 96 | (4) |
1977 | → Seattle Sounders (loan) | 19 | (0) |
Total | 412 | (28) | |
Managerial career | |||
1987–1989 | Manchester City | ||
1989–1993 | Barnsley | ||
1994–2000 | AFC Bournemouth | ||
2000–2002 |
Director of football ) | ||
2003 | Huddersfield Town (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Melvyn Machin (born 16 April 1945) is an English former football player and manager.
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Playing career
Despite being a Stoke City fan,[3] Machin started his playing career at nearby Port Vale, signing professional forms in July 1962. He made the odd appearance from October 1962 and 1964, after which point he started to appear rather more frequently. He 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.[4] In all competitions he made 32 appearances, scoring 6 goals, being utilised mostly as an inside-forward.[5]
In July 1966 he joined
His 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.[6] Converted to a full-back role, Machin played 117 appearances and scored four times for the club. He 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.[7][6] After problems with injuries he finished his career in 1978, following a brief spell in the NASL with Seattle Sounders, in which time he was named in the NASL All-Stars team.[8]
Coaching and management career
After retiring as a player, Norwich then invited him to join their coaching set-up. He worked as youth team and reserve team coach, and was then promoted to chief coach before being appointed as assistant to manager Ken Brown. The partnership finished in May 1987, when he accepted an offer to manage Manchester City.[6]
After two seasons in charge, he got the club promoted to Division One with a young and promising squad. In the first season in the top-flight, his team beat local rivals Manchester United by 5–1 on 23 September 1989, in what Alex Ferguson described as the lowest point of his career.[9] Despite the victory, two months later, on 27 November, Machin was sacked by chairman Peter Swales as the club was bottom of the division. He 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.[6]
Machin then worked as a
On 28 January 2003, Machin came out of retirement to assist Mick Wadsworth at the helm of Huddersfield Town.[15] Two months later he was promoted to the manager role as Wadsworth was sacked.[16] Machin and Huddersfield parted ways at the end of the season as he failed to avoid relegation to the Third Division.[17]
Career statistics
Playing statistics
Source:[18]
Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Port Vale | 1962–63 | Third Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1963–64 | Third Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1964–65 | Third Division | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | |
1965–66 | Fourth Division | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 2 | |
Total | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 6 | ||
Gillingham | 1966–67
|
Third Division | 42 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 49 | 4 |
1967–68
|
Third Division | 32 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
1968–69
|
Third Division | 31 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 1 | |
1969–70
|
Third Division | 44 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 2 | |
1970–71
|
Third Division | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Total | 157 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 177 | 12 | ||
AFC Bournemouth | 1970–71 | Fourth Division | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 |
1971–72 | Third Division | 34 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 2 | |
1972–73 | Third Division | 36 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 5 | |
1973–74 | Third Division | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 1 | |
Total | 110 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 126 | 8 | ||
Norwich City | 1973–74 | First Division | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
1974–75 | Second Division | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 36 | 3 | |
1975–76 | First Division | 28 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
1976–77 | First Division | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
1977–78 | First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 96 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 123 | 4 | ||
Seattle Sounders (loan) | 1977 | NASL | 19 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 0 |
Career total | 412 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 37 | 0 | 477 | 30 |
Managerial statistics
Team | From | To | Record | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
Manchester City | 31 May 1987 | 29 November 1989 | 130 | 59 | 27 | 44 | 45.38 |
Barnsley | 1 December 1989 | 5 May 1993 | 192 | 66 | 51 | 75 | 34.38 |
AFC Bournemouth | 1 September 1994 | 18 August 2000 | 327 | 120 | 84 | 123 | 36.70 |
Huddersfield Town (caretaker) | 26 March 2003 | 6 May 2003 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 28.57 |
Total | 656 | 247 | 164 | 245 | 37.65 |
Honours
Playing career
Norwich City
- Football League Cup runner-up: 1975
Individual
- PFA Third Division Team of the Year: 1973–74
- NASL All-Stars: 1977[8]
Managerial career
Manchester City
- Football League Second Division second-place promotion: 1988–89
AFC Bournemouth
- Football League Trophy runner-up: 1998
References
- ^ "Mel Machin". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 9 March 2017.
- ISBN 978-0-362-00259-1. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ a b Mitchener, Mark (30 August 2002). "Machin quits Cherries". BBC Sport. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ISBN 0-9508981-6-3.
- ISBN 0-9529152-0-0.
- ^ a b c d e "Flown the Nest". ex-canaries.co.uk. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Ray Graydon treasures his Aston Villa memories". Birmingham Mail. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Mid Cities Daily News - Google News Archive Search". news.google.com. 24 August 1977. Retrieved 20 February 2021.
- ^ "Machin's magical derby memories". BBC Sport. 14 November 2000. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Five memorable Dean Court games". BBC Sport. 8 November 2001. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Machin moves upstairs". BBC Sport. 19 August 2000. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Rio in Man Utd bow". BBC Sport. 27 July 2002. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Rio raring to go". BBC Sport. 28 July 2002. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Machin poised for Robins post". BBC Sport. 18 October 2002. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Terriers snap up Machin". BBC Sport. 28 January 2003. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Huddersfield sack Wadsworth". BBC Sport. 26 March 2003. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ "Machin leaves Huddersfield". BBC Sport. 6 May 2003. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ a b Mel Machin at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ Mel Machin management career statistics at Soccerbase