Mike Trought

Mike Trought

Personal information
Full name	Michael John Trought
Date of birth	19 October 1980 (1980-10-19) (age 31)
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	Mangotsfield United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2002	Bristol Rovers	33	(0)
2000	→ Clevedon Town (loan)
2002–2005	Bath City
2005	Backwell United
2005–?	Clevedon Town
000?–?	Paulton Rovers
2009–	Mangotsfield United	6	(0)
Teams managed
2000–?	Bedminster Down – Cross Hands
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:25, 31 March 2010 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals).

Michael John Trought (born 19 October 1980) is a former professional footballer, who played in The Football League for Bristol Rovers, and now plays for Southern League team Mangotsfield United.

Trought, who was born in Bristol, started out as a trainee with Bristol Rovers and was promoted into their professional squad in 1998. He went on to make 33 League appearances in four years with The Pirates, before leaving to join Bath City in 2002.^[1] While still at Rovers he had a spell on loan at Clevedon Town in 2000.^[2]

In three seasons with Bath City he played 81 times in all competitions, scoring once, but his time there was frequently interrupted by minor injuries. He then went on to spend time with Backwell United, Clevedon Town and Paulton Rovers,^[3] before taking a brief break from the game. He returned to football in August 2009, when he joined Mangotsfield United.^[4]

Management

Trought gained some management experience early in his career, when he was appointed as manager of Sunday league side Bedminster Down–Cross Hands F.C. in 2000. He won promotion in each of his first two seasons with the club.^[5]

References

1. ^ Byrne, Stephen; Jay, Mike (2003). Bristol Rovers Football Club - The Definitive History 1883-2003. Stroud: Tempus. p. 506. ISBN 0-7524-2717-2. 
2. ^ "Mangotsfield United pen pics (2009/10)" (RTF). The Zamaretto League. http://www.southern-football-league.co.uk/directory/south-and-west/penpics/mangotsfieldPenPics.rtf. Retrieved 31 March 2010. 
3. ^ "Past Players: T". I Love Bath City. http://www.ilovebathcity.com/pastplayers_t.htm. Retrieved 25 October 2010. 
4. ^ "Player Profiles 2009/10". MUFC Online. Mangotsfield United Football Club. http://mangos.freehosting.net/players.htm. Retrieved 31 March 2010. 
5. ^ Mike Trought (24 September 2002). "Bedminster Down - Cross Hands FC". BBC Bristol. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bristol/content/sundayleague/team_photos/bedminster.shtml. Retrieved 6 July 2010. 

External links

• Mike Trought career stats at Soccerbase

Persondata
Name	Trought, Mike
Alternative names
Short description	Professional footballer
Date of birth	19 October 1980
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Date of death
Place of death