Michael Meaker

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Michael Meaker
Personal information
Full name Michael John Meaker[1]
Date of birth (1971-08-18) 18 August 1971 (age 50)
Place of birth Greenford, England
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
0000–1990 Queens Park Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1995 Queens Park Rangers 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
2007 → Paulton Rovers (loan)
2009–2011 Mangotsfield United 84 (19)
2011–2015 Yate Town 18 (3)
2015–2018 Taunton Town 5 (0)
2018–2019 Truro City 0 (0)
2019– Taunton Town 2 (0)
Total 394 (133)
National team
Wales U-21 8 (0)
1 (0)
Wales 2 (0)
Teams managed
2011–2015 Yate Town (player-assistant)
2015–2018 Taunton Town (player-assistant)
2018–2019 Truro City (player-assistant)
2019– Taunton Town (player-assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Michael John Meaker (born 18 August 1971) is a Welsh retired footballer who played as a midfielder and currently football coach.

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]

He is a Masters Football Legend helping QPR win the London Masters in 2009 and 2010.

International career[]

Meaker was capped twice for the Wales under-21 national team,[5] and made one appearance for the country's B team.[1] He was also called up to the senior national team in 1995 for UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying matches against Bulgaria on 29 March and Georgia on 7 June. reBulgaria v Wales</ref>[6]

Coaching[]

He now runs the No.1 Football Academy at the David Lloyd Westbury Health Club in Bristol.

In his time at Yate Town, Meaker was both registered as a player and was also assistant manager for the first team.[7][8]

From 2015 to 2018, he had the same role at Taunton Town.[9]

In September 2018, Meaker joined Truro City as assistant manager to Leigh Robinson;[10] he was also registered as a player, being listed as a substitute for the 5–0 defeat to Stockport County in the FA Trophy on 12 January 2019.[11][12] Both Robinson and Meaker departed the club in March 2019.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Michael Meaker
  2. ^ Soccerbase Retrieved 18 October 2006
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Mangotsfield United player profiles Archived 2010-05-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18 October 2006
  4. ^ Sport Italia Hellenic League Archived 2006-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18 October 2006
  5. ^ Non-League Daily Archived 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 19 October 2006
  6. ^ Wales v Georgia
  7. ^ Ian Traylor and Kayne McLaggon leading Merthyr Town goals rush - and they are gunning for more against Yate, walesonline.co.uk, 28 October 2014
  8. ^ Profile at Footballdatabase, footballdatabase.eu
  9. ^ FOOTBALL: Former Bristol Rovers player Michael Meaker appointed Taunton Town assistant manager, somersetcountygazette.co.uk, 21 July 2015
  10. ^ Robinson Takes Truro City Helm - Indy Online
  11. ^ Stockport County vs. Truro City - 12 January 2019 - Soccerway
  12. ^ Stockport County 5 vs. 0 Truro City - 12 January 2019 - First Team - Truro City Football Club
  13. ^ Truro City sack manager Leigh Robinson after just under seven months in charge - BBC Sport
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