J. Mellish · career
Jon James Alexander Mellish
Full Back · Wigan · season-by-season, by competition, and every match.
Career report
Below his 2022/23 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.
Peak: 2022/23Holding levelBreakout: 2022/23Stepped up 2023/24
The record covers 6 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 2 clubs — 233 appearances with 38 goal contributions from defence.
His best campaign on record is 2022/23 at Carlisle — Season rating 46, 6 goals and 2 assists in 44 games. 2022/23 was the leap — Season rating up 16 points at Carlisle. Output has held steady across his last 3 full seasons (20 → 26). The gap to his peak is 19 Season points.
Made the jump to a higher division in 2023/24 (League One) and kept playing — 46 games that season.
By season
| Season | Club | Apps | G | A | Rating | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025/26 | Wigan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 2025/26 | Milton Keynes DonsLoan | 34 | 3 | 3 | 26 | 26 |
| 2024/25 | Wigan | 21 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 18 |
| 2024/25 | Carlisle | 23 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 16 |
| 2023/24 | Carlisle | 46 | 5 | 0 | 47 | 20 |
| 2022/23 | Carlisle | 44 | 6 | 2 | 37 | 46 |
| 2021/22 | Carlisle | 42 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 29 |
| 2020/21 | Carlisle | 44 | 11 | 0 | 37 | 35 |
| 2019/20 | Carlisle | 15 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2018/19 | Gateshead | 46 | 1 | 0 | — | — |
| 2017/18 | Gateshead | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
| 2016/17 | Gateshead | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — |
By competition
| Competition | Apps | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League Twoat Milton Keynes Dons | 34 | 2469 | 3 | 3 | 6.7 |
| League One | 2 | 93 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 |
| EFL Trophyat Milton Keynes Dons | 2 | 45 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
Schedule · 2025/26
2 played1 unused sub56 not in squad· 93 min, 0g 0a
Also spent part of this season at Milton Keynes Dons — those games aren't in this club's schedule.
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12 | Friendlies Clubs | H Curzon Ashton | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 19 | Friendlies Clubs | A Accrington ST | 4-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 26 | Friendlies Clubs | A Tranmere | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 2 | League One | H Northampton | 3-1 | Played | 8 | 6.6 | ||
| Aug 9 | League One | A Leyton Orient | 0-2 | Played | 85 | 6.2 | ||
| Aug 12 | League Cup | H Notts County | 1-0 | Unused sub | 0 | — | ||
| Aug 16 | League One | H Peterborough | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 19 | League One | A Luton | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 23 | League One | A Rotherham | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 26 | League Cup | H Stockport County | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 30 | League One | H Stockport County | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 2 | EFL Trophy | H Salford City | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 6 | League One | A Lincoln | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 13 | League One | H Doncaster | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 20 | League One | A Bolton | 1-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 23 | League Cup | H Wycombe | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Sep 27 | League One | H Cardiff | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 4 | League One | A Plymouth | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 7 | EFL Trophy | H Wolves U21 | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 11 | League One | H Wycombe | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 18 | League One | H Port Vale | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Oct 25 | League One | A Mansfield Town | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 1 | FA Cup | H Hemel Hempstead Town | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 8 | League One | A Exeter City | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 11 | EFL Trophy | A Stockport County | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 22 | League One | A AFC Wimbledon | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Nov 29 | League One | H Stevenage | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 2 | League One | H Burton Albion | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 6 | FA Cup | H Barrow | 2-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 13 | League One | A Huddersfield | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 20 | League One | H Blackpool | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 26 | League One | A Bradford | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Dec 29 | League One | A Burton Albion | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 1 | League One | H Barnsley | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 4 | League One | A Cardiff | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 9 | FA Cup | A Preston | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 17 | League One | H Bolton | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 24 | League One | A Doncaster | 3-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 27 | League One | A Wycombe | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jan 31 | League One | H Lincoln | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 7 | League One | A Peterborough | 1-6 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 10 | League One | H Reading | 1-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 15 | FA Cup | A Arsenal | 0-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 18 | League One | H Luton | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 21 | League One | A Stockport County | 2-4 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Feb 28 | League One | H Huddersfield | 1-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 7 | League One | A Blackpool | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 10 | League One | H Plymouth | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 14 | League One | H Bradford | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 17 | League One | A Barnsley | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 21 | League One | H Exeter City | 2-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Mar 28 | League One | A Reading | 0-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 2 | League One | H Leyton Orient | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 6 | League One | A Northampton | 3-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 11 | League One | H Mansfield Town | 2-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 14 | League One | H Rotherham | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 19 | League One | A Port Vale | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Apr 25 | League One | H AFC Wimbledon | 0-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| May 2 | League One | A Stevenage | 0-1 | Not in squad | — |