| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Brough[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Harrogate Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Notts County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2004 | Notts County | 89 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | → Spalding United (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2004–2006 | Stevenage Borough | 37 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Forest Green Rovers | 87 | (6) |
| 2008–2010 | Torquay United | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Salisbury City (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Stevenage Borough (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | Mansfield Town | 13 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Darlington | 11 | (0) |
| 2011 | Guiseley[3] | 5 | (1) |
| 2011– | Harrogate Town | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:06, 19 December 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Michael Brough (born 1 August 1981) is a footballer who plays for Harrogate Town. Although born in England, he has represented Wales at under-21 level.[4]
Brough was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. He began his career as a trainee with Notts County, turning professional in August 1998. In December 1999 he joined Spalding United on loan before returning to Meadow Lane. His League debut came on 7 March 2000 in a 1–0 win away to Gillingham.
He fell out of favour at Notts County and was allowed to join Macclesfield Town on trial in January 2004, after being told that his short-term contract would not be renewed.[5] He also had a trial with Lincoln City the following month.[6]
He was released by Notts County in March 2004 and joined Stevenage Borough,[7] moving on to Forest Green Rovers in January 2006 on a free transfer.[8] He was made captain at Forest Green, under the management of his former Notts County teammate Gary Owers, but left in May 2008 to join Paul Buckle's Torquay United.[9]
He made his Torquay debut in August 2008, playing in the 3–1 defeat away to Crawley Town, after which he lost his place, starting only one other game that season. On 2 February 2009, Brough and fellow Torquay defender Chris Todd joined Salisbury City on loan.[10]
Brough was then loaned to Mansfield Town, and was signed by the club in January 2010,[11] but then went on to join Darlington for the 2010–11 season.[12] He injured a knee in pre-season,[13] and played only seven games for Darlington before undergoing further surgery which was to keep him out of football for nine months.[14][15] Given a short-term contract in September 2011, he made six appearances for Darlington,[16] but then left the club and spent a month with Conference North club Guiseley, before signing for divisional rivals Harrogate Town in December.[17]