John Joseph "JJ" Melligan (born 11 February 1982 in Whitehall,

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who plays for Hinckley AFC.

Career

Melligan first began playing for the Home Farm Club in Dublin before signing for

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in 1998. In 2001–02, Melligan went on loan to AFC Bournemouth and again at

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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 at

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in the 2003–04 season. At the end of that season Melligan, signed for

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from Wolves for £25,000. He went on to miss just three league games for Cheltenham over the next three years as he became an important part of their side. 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 manager Geraint Williams following the 5–0 victory over

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. He signed a full-time contract for League of Ireland Premier side

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in February 2010. Melligan left Dundalk just before they set off to play Grevenmacher, from Luxembourg, in the

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. 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. Melligan signed for

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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 at Wolverhampton Casuals, Melligan followed manager Carl Abbott to newly formed club Hinckley AFC in the summer of 2014, where he was made club captain.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Melligan, John 1982 births Living people Association footballers from County Dublin Republic of Ireland association footballers Republic of Ireland under-21 international footballers Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players AFC Bournemouth players Kidderminster Harriers F.C. players Doncaster Rovers F.C. players Cheltenham Town F.C. players Leyton Orient F.C. players Dundalk F.C. players English Football League players League of Ireland players Solihull Moors F.C. players Hinckley A.F.C. players Home Farm F.C. players Wolverhampton Casuals F.C. players Association football midfielders