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Melia, Jimmy I remember a family in Huyton house road Huyton L14, I wonder if he was from that family if so back in the day his mum , we called ma Melia , used to run a paper round distribution from her house , and had a lot of us delivering the Liverpool echo , she was also a bit of a money lender and pawnbroker, a lovely respected lady in the community.
24-04-23 Patrick , Owens
Melia, Jimmy I remember Jimmy taking Aldershot to Anfield on a freezing January day in 1971 for an FA Cup match. I stood on the Kop that day and 50 years on it still makes me smile. We lost 1 - 0 but what a day. Thank you Jimmy.
24-12-22 Geoff Penn
Melia, Jimmy Jimmy was well known already as a schoolboy in Liverpool. Terrific midfielder for Liverpool FC. I knew him when he was managing Southport. Great footballer and modest man.
27-04-22
Melia, Jimmy I have a pic with Jimmy at the Liverpool supporters club in Dallas,Tx
07-04-22 Steve Leverton
Melia, Jimmy I can remember when I lived in Rowledge nor Farnham and with Jimmy as Manager he got Aldershot promoted so we all clambered down to his bungalow in Rowledge shouting and cheering. Sadly I can’t remember the year.
09-10-21 Jennifer
Melia, Jimmy I am 77 but remembered the great Shankly era, It was then that Jimmy created the midfield magic that was a combination of the " square pass" the through ball" "the dummy" in a memorable Easter game against Spurs we won 5-2 and Jimmy scored 2 . He invented the theory of passes that split. defences which I copied during my minor footy career in the Sunday School league, Zingari, Craven league, I recently met a relation of Jimmy and he promised next time he was back in the UK I might get the opportunity to meet him.
02-05-21 Ken Birch
Melia, Jimmy Good old friend who always said it as it was. Had many lunch chats with Jimmy that I thoroughly enjoyed. Great knowledge of the game. Keep dancing Jim.
02-03-21 Dave Briody
Melia, Jimmy I met Jimmy in kuwait and we had so much fun at The SAS hotel. 5 a side football etc and socially at Muckys bar !! What a laugh we had - very happy memories.
04-02-21 Dave Greedy
Melia, Jimmy Jimmy’s wife and my brother’s wife were sisters and I met Jimmy once when my brother Alban introduced me in Liverpool where we lived. Jimmy was a great footballer and a good bloke.
19-07-20 Eddie McGuinness
Melia, Jimmy All Jimmy wanted from us players was 1-2 1-2 he wouldn't stop until we could all give and go. Keep the ball :-) And if you lost it ...so would he.
