| Full name | Michael John Meaker[1] |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 18 August 1971 (age 55) |
| Birth place | Greenford, England |
| Position | Midfielder |
| Youthyears 1 | –1990 |
| Youthclubs 1 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Years 1 | 1990–1995 |
| Clubs 1 | Queens Park Rangers |
| Caps 1 | 34 |
| Goals 1 | 1 |
| Years 2 | 1991 |
| Clubs 2 | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) |
| Caps 2 | 4 |
| Goals 2 | 0 |
| Years 3 | 1995–1998 |
| Clubs 3 | Reading |
| Caps 3 | 67 |
| Goals 3 | 2 |
| Years 4 | 1998–2001 |
| Clubs 4 | Bristol Rovers |
| Caps 4 | 27 |
| Goals 4 | 2 |
| Years 5 | 2000 |
| Clubs 5 | → Swindon Town (loan) |
| Caps 5 | 6 |
| Goals 5 | 0 |
| Years 6 | 2001 |
| Clubs 6 | Plymouth Argyle |
| Caps 6 | 11 |
| Goals 6 | 1 |
| Years 7 | 2001–2002 |
| Clubs 7 | Northwich Victoria |
| Caps 7 | 8 |
| Goals 7 | 1 |
| Years 8 | 2002–2004 |
| Clubs 8 | Southall Town |
| Caps 8 | 56 |
| Goals 8 | 43 |
| Years 9 | 2004 |
| Clubs 9 | Henley Town |
| Caps 9 | 13 |
| Goals 9 | 16 |
| Years 10 | 2004–2005 |
| Clubs 10 | Mangotsfield United |
| Caps 10 | 18 |
| Goals 10 | 4 |
| Years 11 | 2005–2006 |
| Clubs 11 | Hounslow Borough |
| Caps 11 | 34 |
| Goals 11 | 41 |
| Years 12 | 2006 |
| Clubs 12 | Mangotsfield United |
| Caps 12 | 7 |
| Goals 12 | 0 |
| Years 13 | 2006–2007 |
| Clubs 13 | Hounslow Borough |
| Caps 13 | 0 |
| Goals 13 | 0 |
| Years 14 | 2007–2009 |
| Clubs 14 | Bitton |
| Years 15 | 2007 |
| Clubs 15 | → Paulton Rovers (loan) |
| Years 16 | 2009–2011 |
| Clubs 16 | Mangotsfield United |
| Caps 16 | 84 |
| Goals 16 | 19 |
| Years 17 | 2011–2015 |
| Clubs 17 | Yate Town |
| Caps 17 | 18 |
| Goals 17 | 3 |
| Years 18 | 2015–2018 |
| Clubs 18 | Taunton Town |
| Caps 18 | 5 |
| Goals 18 | 0 |
| Years 19 | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs 19 | Truro City |
| Caps 19 | 0 |
| Goals 19 | 0 |
| Years 20 | 2019–2023 |
| Clubs 20 | Taunton Town |
Michael John Meaker (born 18 August 1971) is a Welsh football coach and former player who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Meaker 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.
Employed as a coach at Taunton Town since 2019, Meaker also remains registered as a player at the club, making his most recent appearance in a 4–1 win over Paulton Rovers in the semi-finals of the Southern League Cup in January 2022, aged 50.[5]
International career
Meaker was capped twice for the Wales under-21 national team,[6] 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.[7][8]
Coaching
Meaker 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.[9][citation needed]
From 2015 to 2018, he had the same role at Taunton Town. As of season 2021-22 is still a player-coach at the same club.[10]
In September 2018, Meaker joined Truro City as assistant manager to Leigh Robinson;[11] 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.[12][13] Both Robinson and Meaker departed the club in March 2019.[14]
References
- ^ "Swindon-Town-FC.co.uk - Michael MEAKER - Player Profile". www.swindon-town-fc.co.uk
- ^ Soccerbase Retrieved 18 October 2006
- ^ Mangotsfield United player profiles Archived 2010-05-02 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18 October 2006
- ^ Sport Italia Hellenic League Archived 2006-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 18 October 2006
- ^ "Taunton Town vs Paulton Rovers"
- ^ Non-League Daily Retrieved 19 October 2006
- ^ Bulgaria v Wales[dead link]
- ^ "Wales v Georgia"
- ^ Ian Traylor and Kayne McLaggon leading Merthyr Town goals rush - and they are gunning for more against Yate, walesonline.co.uk, 28 October 2014
- ^ FOOTBALL: Former Bristol Rovers player Michael Meaker appointed Taunton Town assistant manager, somersetcountygazette.co.uk, 21 July 2015
- ^ "Robinson Takes Truro City Helm - Indy Online". Indy Online. 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Stockport County vs. Truro City - 12 January 2019 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com
- ^ "StackPath". www.trurocityfc.net
- ^ "Manager Robinson sacked by Truro City". BBC Sport. 26 March 2019.