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Shock at sudden death of former Finn Harps player Noel Melvin

written by Chris McNulty September 15, 2019
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THERE IS deep sadness this evening following the sudden death of former Finn Harps player Noel Melvin.

Aged just 48, his death had sent shockwaves around the League of Ireland.

Melvin joined Harps in 1995 and spent two seasons at Finn Park.

Melvin was part of the first Finn Harps team to win promotion to the Premier Division in 1996 and played in the 1996/97 campaign for Harps in the top flight.

He scored four goals in 48 League appearances for Harps.

Melvin also played in the League of Ireland with Monaghan United and Dundalk.

Noel Melvin (front row, left) at a 20-year reunion of the 1996 Finn Harps team in 2016

Shock at sudden death of former Finn Harps player Noel Melvin was last modified: September 15th, 2019 by Chris McNulty
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Chris McNulty

Author of 'Boxing In Donegal: A History (2021)' - the definitive history of the sport in County Donegal - and 'Relentless: A Race Through Time', the 2019 memoir of former Irish Athletics Team Manager Patsy McGonagle. From St Johnston and now based in Letterkenny, Chris was a nominee for NUJ Sports Journalist of the Year in 2010. Honoured by the Donegal Boxing Board in 2016 for his coverage on the sport.

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