Daryll Meggatt (born 20 October 1990) is a Scottish

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby ...

who plays as a left sided defender and co-caretaker manager for

Darvel Darvel ( sco, Dairvel, gd, Darbhail) is a small town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Irvine Valley and is sometimes referred to as "The Lang Toon" ( en, the Long Town). The town's Latin motto, , means "Not for ou ...

. Meggatt has previously played for Queen's Park,

Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa, Clackmannanshire. Formed as Alloa in 1880, the football club shortly changed its name to Alloa Association, and then to Alloa Ath ...

(twice), Dundee,

Ayr United Ayr United Football Club are a football club in Ayr, Scotland, who play in the Scottish Championship, the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League. Formed in 1910 by the merger of Ayr Parkhouse and Ayr F.C., their nickname is ...

and East Fife.

Career

Meggatt began his footballing career at South Camlachie Amateurs, and signed with Queen's Park in June 2010. He made his senior debut on 21 August, in a 1–2 away loss against

Albion Rovers Albion Rovers Football Club is a semi-professional football team from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, Scotland. They are members of the Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) and play in Scottish League Two, the fourth tier of the Scotti ...

. In the 2011–12 season, Meggatt was named in the PFA Scotland Third Division Team of the Year. On 15 May 2012, Meggatt signed with

. He was a part of the side who achieved promotion to the

Scottish Championship The Scottish Championship, known as the cinch Championship for sponsorship reasons, is the second tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish Champio ...

in his first season, and made his division debut on 10 August 2013, in a 1–0 home win over

Livingston Livingston may refer to: Businesses * Livingston Energy Flight, an Italian airline (2003–2010) * Livingston Compagnia Aerea, an Italian airline (2011–2014), also known as Livingston Airline * Livingston International, a North American custom ...

. On 16 April 2015, Meggatt signed a pre-contract agreement with Dundee, agreeing to join the club on a two-year deal at the beginning of the 2015–16 season. He left the club on 22 June 2016, his contract being cancelled by mutual consent. Shortly after leaving Dundee, Meggatt signed for Scottish Championship side

. He left the club in May 2017, having been unable to commit to full-time football, signing for fellow

Scottish League One The Scottish League One, known as cinch League One for sponsorship reasons, is the third tier of the Scottish Professional Football League, the league competition for men's professional football clubs in Scotland. The Scottish League One was ...

club Alloa Athletic on the same day. After struggling with injury, Meggatt left Alloa at the end of the 2017–18 season having made seventeen appearances for the side. During the 2018 close season, Meggatt signed for East Fife on a onbe-year contract. During the 2019 close season, Meggatt signed for Scottish Junior club

. He was loaned to

Stirling Albion Stirling Albion Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the city of Stirling. The club was founded in 1945 following the demise of King's Park after World War II. The club currently competes in Scottish League Two as a member of the ...

in March 2021. On 16 April 2023, Meggatt was named as a co-interim manager of Darvel following the departure of Mick Kennedy, sharing the duties with assistant manager Craig McEwan.

Career statistics

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meggatt, Daryll 1990 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Queen's Park F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish Professional Football League players Place of birth missing (living people) East Fife F.C. players Darvel F.C. players Stirling Albion F.C. players West of Scotland Football League players