Michael Hart (footballer)

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Personal information
Michael Hart
Full name	Michael Hart
Date of birth	10 February 1980 (1980-02-10) (age 28)
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Playing position	Right-Back
Club information
Current club	Preston North End
Number	2
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-2001 2000 2000-2001 2001-2003 2003-2008 2008-	Aberdeen → Livingston (loan) → Livingston (loan) Livingston Aberdeen Preston North End	016 (0) 003 (0) 022 (0) 032 (0) 107 (0) 001 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 January 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Michael Hart (born 10 February 1980 in Bellshill, North Lanarkshire), is a Scottish defender who currently plays for Preston North End in the Coca Cola Championship

Hart came through the ranks at Aberdeen and made his debut in a 1-1 draw with Dunfermline Athletic in 1998. He made a total of 19 first team appearances before moving on to Livingston on loan in 2000. His move to Livingston was made permanent in July 2001^[1] and he helped the club to a third place finish in their first season in the Premier League.

However, he returned to Aberdeen in February 2003^[2], and after a shaky start established himself as a fleet-footed, quick tackling right back.

He missed most of the 2005-2006 season due to a knee injury, featuring in only 4 matches, but came back into the team for the 2006-2007 season and featured in almost every game, helping the club to a third place finish.

In July 2007, Michael was involved in a car crash whilst on tour with Aberdeen in Egypt along with team-mate Jamie Smith. Neither player was seriously hurt.

Hart had an incredible record as vice captain in the 2007-2008 season for Aberdeen, winning 8 out of 8.

Hart signed a pre-contract agreement with Preston North End and was expected to move to Deepdale at the end of the season. On the 31^st of January, PNE had an offer thought to be £100,000 accepted for the right-back.^[3]

[edit] References

^ "Livingston make 17 signings", BBC Sport website, 4 July 2001.
^ "Bank books stay closed", BBC Sport website, 1 February 2003.
^ Dons' Hart completes Preston move. Retrieved on January 31, 2008.

[edit] External links

Michael Hart career stats at Soccerbase

v • d • e Preston North End F.C. – current squad

1 Lonergan • 2 Hart • 3 Davidson • 4 Chaplow • 5 Mawéné • 6 Jarrett • 7 Sedgwick • 8 Hawley • 9 Brown • 11 Carter • 12 St Ledger • 13 Henderson • 14 Chilvers • 15 Whaley • 16 McKenna • 17 Ormerod • 18 Hill • 19 Jones • 20 Nicholls • 21 Trotman • 23 L. Neal • 24 Anyinsah • 30 C. Neal • 31 Murphy • 33 Mellor • Manager: Irvine