Michael McIndoe

Michael McIndoe

Personal information
Full name	Michael McIndoe
Date of birth	2 December 1979 (1979-12-02) (age 31)
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Unattached
Number	?
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2000	Luton Town	39	(0)
2000–2001	Hereford United	27	(2)
2001–2003	Yeovil Town	92	(22)
2003–2006	Doncaster Rovers	122	(28)
2006	→ Derby County (loan)	8	(0)
2006–2007	Barnsley	18	(4)
2006	→ Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan)	7	(0)
2007	Wolverhampton Wanderers	20	(3)
2007–2009	Bristol City	90	(12)
2009-2011	Coventry City	42	(1)
2010	→ Milton Keynes Dons (loan)	7	(0)
National team‡
2004	Scotland B	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:19, 3 January 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:45, 14 July 2009 (UTC)

Michael McIndoe (born 2 December 1979 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer who is currently a free agent after he was released by Coventry City in June 2011^[1] His position is left midfield.

Club career

McIndoe started his professional career at Luton Town, making his debut in 1998. He played 39 games for the Hatters before moving on a free transfer to Hereford United in 2000. He did well for Hereford but the club's financial pressures forced them to accept a £25,000 bid from rivals Yeovil Town in 2001.^[2] McIndoe made 91 appearances and scored 22 league goals for Yeovil as well as also securing promotion with the club, going up from the Football Conference as champions in 2003, before signing for Doncaster Rovers in the same year for £50,000.

Doncaster Rovers

McIndoe had a successful first season with Doncaster, becoming Rovers' second highest scorer for season 2003–2004 and making the PFA Team of the Year at the end of the season. He also had a successful second season, becoming joint top scorer in the clubs first season back in League One. The following season in 2005, he scored the first penalty in the Football League Cup tie against Premier League side Manchester City to start Doncaster's cup run. He then scored a memorable penalty against Aston Villa. Additionally, he scored against Arsenal after only four minutes, but Doncaster lost the tie on penalties – in which McIndoe scored his penalty – after Gilberto Silva had scored an equaliser during injury time in extra time.

McIndoe got called up for the Scotland 'A' squad and he began to want to play at a higher level in order to make sure he was not overlooked for a place in the full national team. He signed on loan for Championship side Derby County in the second half of the 2005–2006 season. At the end of this season McIndoe was named in the League One PFA Team of the Year.

Barnsley

McIndoe signed for Doncaster's rivals, the newly promoted Championship side, Barnsley, for £125,000 in the 2006–2007 pre-season. In August 2006, he scored Barnsley's first goal in their win against Hull City. McIndoe had a relatively successful time at Barnsley in his short stay at the club.

Wolverhampton Wanderers

He moved on loan to Wolverhampton Wanderers in autumn 2006, activating a clause in his contract allowing him to move elsewhere if he wished. He moved permanently on 1 January 2007 for £250,000.^[3] In an important game against Birmingham City, he scored two goals and had a chance to secure a point, but missed a penalty in the last minutes of the game with the score at 3–2.

Bristol City

In July 2007, McIndoe signed a three-year contract with newly promoted Championship side Bristol City for an undisclosed fee.^[4] He then scored six times for the club in his first season.

The 2008/09 season got off to a flyer for McIndoe, scoring three goals in 14 games. On 21 September 2008, McIndoe played against his old team, Doncaster Rovers, for the first time since leaving them, scoring two goals in the game which Bristol City won 4–1 at Ashton Gate.

On 14 July 2009, a rumoured £500,000 deal, which had been accepted by Bristol City and which would have seen McIndoe leave the club, fell through due to Sheffield United having concerns about his fitness

Coventry City

On 4 August 2009, McIndoe signed a two-year contract with Championship club Coventry City for an undisclosed fee. He scored his first goal for his new club on Saturday March 13, 2010 in the home league match against Plymouth Argyle. On 12 November 2010 he was loaned out to League One side MK Dons until January 2011.McIndoe made his first appearance of 2011 against Preston North End in a 2-1 defeat ^[5]

On May 11, 2011, McIndoe was released from Coventry City after completing his 2-year contract with club along with 4 other players.

International career

McIndoe has been capped twice by Scotland at "B" level.

Honours

Club

Yeovil Town

• FA Trophy Winner: 2002
• Football Conference Champion: 2002/2003

Doncaster Rovers

• Football League Division Three Champion: 2003/2004

Individual

Doncaster Rovers

• Player of the Year: 2004, 2005
• Member of PFA Team of the Year: 2004, 2006

References

1. ^ Coventry's Michael McIndoe makes MK Dons loan switch
2. ^ "McIndoe joins rivals in £25,000 transfer". Hereford Times. 2001-02-14. http://archive.herefordtimes.com/2001/2/14/61082.html. Retrieved 2008-03-08. 
3. ^ "Wolves sign McIndoe and Kightly". BBC Sport. 2007-01-01. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/w/wolverhampton_wanderers/6222413.stm. Retrieved 2007-04-22. 
4. ^ "Bristol City sign winger McIndoe". BBC Sport. 2007-07-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bristol_city/6896984.stm. Retrieved 2007-07-13. 
5. ^ "McIndoe signs for Sky Blues". Coventry City FC. 2009-08-04. http://www.ccfc.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10269~1742822,00.html. Retrieved 2009-08-04. 

External links

• Michael McIndoe profile at bcfc.co.uk
• Michael McIndoe Official Website at officialplayerwebsites.com
• Michael McIndoe career stats at Soccerbase

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Name	Macindoe, Michael
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Date of birth	2 December 1979
Place of birth	Edinburgh, Scotland
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