Michael Meaker

Michael Meaker
Personal information
Date of birth18 August 1971
Place of birthGreenford, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionMidfield
Club information
Current team
Yate Town
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990-1995QPR34(1)
1991Plymouth Argyle (loan)4(0)
1995-1998Reading67(2)
1998-2001Bristol Rovers27(2)
2000Swindon Town (loan)6(0)
2001Plymouth Argyle11(1)
2001-2002Northwich Victoria8(1)
2002-2004Southall56(43)
2004Henley Town13(16)
2004-2005Mangotsfield United18(4)
2005-2006Hounslow Borough34(41)
2006Mangotsfield United7(0)
2006-2007Hounslow Borough0(0)
2007-2009Bitton AFC
2007Paulton Rovers (loan)
2009-2011Mangotsfield United84(19)
2011-Yate Town18(3)
National team
Wales U-212[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.

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

  1. full International substitute appearances against Bulgaria and Georgia & 1 B International against Scotland.
  2. Soccerbase Retrieved 18 October 2006
  3. 3.0 3.1 Mangotsfield United player profiles Retrieved 18 October 2006
  4. Sport Italia Hellenic League Retrieved 18 October 2006
  5. Non-League Daily Retrieved 19 October 2006