J. Mellish · career
Jon James Alexander Mellish
Center 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 7 seasons (2020/21–2025/26) across 3 clubs — 235 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026/27 | Wigan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 |
| 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 Cup | 1 | 95 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 |
Schedule · 2026/27
0 played8 not in squad· 0 min, 0g 0a
| Date | Competition | Opponent | Res | Status | Min | G | A | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 18 | Friendlies Clubs | H Port Vale | 1-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 25 | Friendlies Clubs | A AFC Fylde | 3-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Jul 31 | Friendlies Clubs | A Southport | 0-0 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 1 | Friendlies Clubs | A Grimsby | 0-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 8 | League Cup | A Barnsley | 1-1 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 15 | League One | A Cambridge United | 2-3 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 18 | EFL Trophy | H Aston Villa U21 | 3-2 | Not in squad | — | |||
| Aug 22 | League One | H Leyton Orient | 0-2 | Not in squad | — |