- Michael Meaker
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Michael Meaker Personal information Date of birth 18 August 1971 Place of birth Greenford, England Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) Playing position Midfield Club information Current club Yate Town Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1990-1995 QPR 34 (1) 1991 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 4 (0) 1995-1998 Reading 67 (2) 1998-2001 Bristol Rovers 27 (2) 2000 → Swindon Town (loan) 6 (0) 2001 Plymouth Argyle 11 (1) 2001-2002 Northwich Victoria 8 (1) 2002-2004 Southall Town 56 (43) 2004 Henley Town 13 (16) 2004-2005 Mangotsfield United 18 (4) 2005-2006 Hounslow Borough 34 (41) 2006 Mangotsfield United 7 (0) 2006-2007 Hounslow Borough 0 (0) 2007-2009 Bitton AFC 2007 → Paulton Rovers (loan) 2009-2011 Mangotsfield United 2011- Yate Town National team Wales U-21 2[1] * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18 October 2006.
† Appearances (Goals).Michael Meaker (born 18 August 1971) is a Welsh footballer who plays for Yate Town in the Southern League South and West Division.
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Club career
He began his career at Queens Park Rangers, where he played in the FA Premier League. While at QPR, he had a loan spell at Plymouth Argyle. In July 1995 Reading paid £550,000 for his services,[2] and he went on to make 67 appearances for the club before moving to Bristol Rovers in the summer of 1998. He had a loan spell at Swindon Town in 2000, before returning to Plymouth in 2001. He has also played for Northwich Victoria, Henley Town, Southall Town, Mangotsfield United and Hounslow Borough, and in the summer of 2006 he re-joined Mangotsfield for a second spell at the club.[3]
Although not a prolific goalscorer for most of his career, during the 2005-06 season at Hounslow he broke the club record for most league goals in a season (41),[4] and scored a total of 44 in all competitions.[3]
International career
He has also been capped by Wales at Full International, B and under-21 level.[5] He is a Masters Football Legend helping QPR win the London Masters in 2009 and 2010.
Coaching
He now runs 'The No.1 Football Academy' at the David Lloyd Westbury Health Club in Bristol.
References
- ^ full International substitute appearances against Bulgaria and Georgia & 1 B International against Scotland.
- ^ Soccerbase Retrieved 18 October 2006
- ^ a b Mangotsfield United player profiles Retrieved 18 October 2006
- ^ Sport Italia Hellenic League Retrieved 18 October 2006
- ^ Non-League Daily Retrieved 19 October 2006
Categories:- 1971 births
- Living people
- People from Ealing
- Welsh footballers
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Plymouth Argyle F.C. players
- Reading F.C. players
- Bristol Rovers F.C. players
- Swindon Town F.C. players
- Mangotsfield United F.C. players
- Premier League players
- Wales under-21 international footballers
- Wales international footballers
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