Jon Mellish

Jon Mellish
Mellish in 2025.
Personal information
Full name Jon James Alexander Mellish[1]
Date of birth (1997-09-19) 19 September 1997
Place of birth South Shields, England
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)[2]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Wigan Athletic
Number 22
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Gateshead 57 (1)
2017 → Newcastle Benfield (loan)
2019–2025 Carlisle United 213 (27)
2025– Wigan Athletic 25 (1)
2025–2026 → Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 34 (3)
International career
2018–2019 England C 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:21, 23 August 2026 (UTC)

Jon James Alexander Mellish (born 19 September 1997) is an English professional footballer who plays for EFL League One club Wigan Athletic, as a defender and midfielder.

Early and personal life

Born in South Shields,[2] Mellish attended Gateshead College.[3]

Career

Mellish began his career with Gateshead, making his senior debut during the 2016–17 season.[2] He moved on loan to Newcastle Benfield in November 2017.[4]

Carlisle United

He signed for Carlisle United in May 2019.[5][6][7] He scored his first goal for Carlisle in a 1–0 win against Barrow on 3 October 2020.[8] He signed a new contract with the club later that month.[9] He was a prolific scorer for the club in the 2020–21 season.[10] Mellish played in the 2023 EFL League Two play-off final at Wembley Stadium as Carlisle defeated Stockport County on penalties.[11] After having scored an own goal in the final, Mellish would later convert his penalty in the shootout.[11] On 29 March 2024, Mellish scored his first career hat-trick in a 3–1 away win over promotion-chasing Peterborough United.[12]

Wigan Athletic

On 11 January 2025, Mellish signed for League One club Wigan Athletic on a three-and-a-half year deal for an undisclosed fee.[13][14]

In August 2025 he signed on loan for League Two club Milton Keynes Dons for the rest of the season.[15] Mellish featured 38 times, scoring three goals,[16] and achieved a second-placed promotion with the Buckinghamshire club.[17]

Playing style

Originally a defender, Mellish was converted into a midfielder in February 2020.[18][19]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 August 2026
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Gateshead 2016–17[2] National League 1000000010
2017–18[2] National League 100000000100
2018–19[2] National League 461210000482
Total 571210000592
Carlisle United 2019–20[20] League Two 15040003[a]0220
2020–21[21] League Two 441123102[a]24916
2021–22[22] League Two 42310102[a]0463
2022–23[23] League Two 43620104[b]0506
2023–24[24] League One 46510103[a]0515
2024–25[25] League Two 23210102[a]0272
Total 213271135016224532
Wigan Athletic 2024–25[25] League One 211000000211
2025–26[16] League One 2000000020
2026–27[26] League One 2000100030
Total 251001000261
Milton Keynes Dons (loan) 2025–26[16] League Two 34320002[a]0383
Career total 329321546018236738
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearance(s) in the EFL Trophy.
  2. ↑ Three appearances in the EFL Trophy, one appearance in the play-offs.

Honours

Carlisle United

Milton Keynes Dons

References

  1. ↑ "Notification of shirt numbers: Carlisle United" (PDF). English Football League. p. 15. Retrieved 18 October 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Jon Mellish at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  3. ↑ Carruthers, Mark (15 May 2019). "Hartlepool transfer target Jon Mellish reveals why he turned down National League move". Hartlepool Mail. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. ↑ Whitney, Steve (17 November 2017). "Gateshead Youngster Heads Joins Neighbours On Loan". thenationalleague.org.uk. National League. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ↑ "Carlisle United: Tommy Wright & Paul Murray leave coaching roles, Jon Mellish signs". BBC Sport. 15 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  6. ↑ Varley, Hugo (15 May 2019). "Carlisle bring in Gateshead's Jon Mellish". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ↑ Colman, Jon (20 July 2019). "Carlisle Utd's new defender Jon Mellish: 'This was my goal...I cannot wait for it'". News and Star. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Carlisle 1–0 Barrow". BBC Sport. 3 October 2020. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
  9. ↑ "CONTRACT: Midfielder commits to the Blues". carlisleunited.co.uk. Carlisle United F.C. 5 October 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  10. ↑ "Revealed: Carlisle United midfielder Jon Mellish's remarkable goalscoring feat". News and Star.
  11. 1 2 3 Matthew Newsum (28 May 2023). "Carlisle United 1–1 Stockport County (5–4 pens)". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  12. ↑ "Peterborough United 1-3 Carlisle United". BBC News. 29 March 2024. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  13. ↑ "Latics sign Jon Mellish from Carlisle United". wiganathletic.com. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "Jon Mellish: Wigan Athletic sign defender from Carlisle United". BBC Sport. 11 January 2025.
  15. ↑ "Jon Mellish: MK Dons sign defender on season-long loan from Wigan". BBC Sport. 26 August 2025.
  16. 1 2 3 "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2025/2026". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 February 2026.
  17. ↑ "Milton Keynes Dons 3-0 Tranmere Rovers: Hosts promoted to League One". BBC. 25 April 2026. Retrieved 10 May 2026.
  18. ↑ Colman, Jon (18 August 2020). "Carlisle Utd boss reveals why Jon Mellish will remain in the Cumbrians' midfield". News and Star. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  19. ↑ Robertson, Gregor. "How Jon Mellish made leap from liability to lethal" – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  20. ↑ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  21. ↑ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 September 2020.
  22. ↑ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  23. ↑ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
  24. ↑ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  25. 1 2 "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2024/2025". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  26. ↑ "Games played by Jon Mellish in 2026/2027". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 8 August 2026.
  27. ↑ "Fleetwood Town 1-1 Milton Keynes Dons - Warne's men finish second". BBC. 2 May 2026. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
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