New Zealand U-19 striker Oliver Colloty is reported to be trialling with English League One club Sheffield Wednesday in the hope of landing a professional contract. The 19-year-old Melville United forward has headed to the United Kingdom following the conclusion … Read More
“Coaching has only a little to do with beating the other team …” So wrote larger-than-life North Shore United coach Don Jones in 1980. Jones’ thoughts on the lot of the club coach in the amateur New Zealand environment were … Read More
Birkenhead United have won the national U-17 men’s tournament after beating Melville United 3-1 in an entertaining championship final at Auckland’s Seddon Fields. Birkenhead won the Western Springs-hosted tournament after four days of competition and remaining unbeaten in eight fixtures.They … Read More
Melville United’s in-form Josh Galletly is off to Australia for a trial with Melbourne City’s youth set-up. Galletly played his final game for Melville last weekend, being named Player of the Match by coach Sam Wilkinson after scoring a thunderbolt … Read More
The year marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of Melville AFC (initially as Melville District Schoolboys), which was the foundation club of the current Melville United, and a major celebration is planned for the weekend of November 4-6. But … Read More
Seamus Marten has been named Melville United’s Club Person of the Year at the Waikato club’s end-of-season prizegiving. Marten, who made his first-team debut for Melville as a goalkeeper in 2005, was recognised for a heavy workload that included roles … Read More
Waikato club Melville United are looking to appoint part-time coaches to worth with youth teams in their academy programme. The club aims to appoint suitably qualified coaches to start in late January 2023. Requirements Essential: Minimum NZF C licence (or … Read More
By Grigor Griffin With Melville now back in national league ranks for the first time in 24 years, it’s perhaps a fitting time to take a deep dive down Memory Lane, back to the days of the 1997-98 National Soccer … Read More
Waikato’s Melville United have unveiled a weekend of activities to help past and present members celebrate the club’s half-century. The club’s Celebration of 50 Years event will be held over the weekend of November 4-6, and will include: A meet … Read More
Melville United will be guided by a new first-team coach and academy manager in 2023, with the appointment of Jarrod Young (pictured) to both posts from January 1. Sam Wilkinson, who first took up the reins with Melville in 2017, … Read More