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's youth system, and made his first-team debut aged 16 in 2004. He helped Eastwood to

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via the Northern Premier League First Division in 2007 and by winning the Northern Premier League Premier Division title in 2009. He played for them in the

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for two seasons before moving to

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club

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in 2011, and helped them reach the play-offs in the 2011–12 season. Meikle was a member of the Mansfield team that won the Conference Premier title in 2013, and played for them for one season in

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before joining divisional rivals

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.

Club career

Eastwood Town

Meikle started his career with Vernon Colts before going on trial with

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, after his father suggested he join his brother Deon at the club. He joined the club's youth system under Paul Cox. He graduated from the youth system and made his first-team debut as a 16-year-old during the 2004–05 season. Meikle helped Eastwood to

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to the Northern Premier League Premier Division via the Northern Premier League First Division play-offs in 2006–07, and around this time had trials with Newcastle United,

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and

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. He established himself as a first-team regular under Cox in 2007–08 before helping Eastwood to the Northern Premier League Premier Division title, and so promotion to the

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, in 2008–09. During this season, Meikle scored with a 25-yard shot in Eastwood's 2–0 home win over

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in the second round of the

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on 29 November 2008, which saw the club reach the third round for the first time in its history. He was named the

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Player of the Round for his performance in this match. Meikle scored 11 goals in 44 appearances in 2009–10 as Eastwood finished 10th in the Conference North. At the season's end, he was named the Supporters' Player of the Year, the chairman's Player of the Year and the Manager's Player of the Year. He helped Eastwood to a play-off position in 2010–11 with a fifth-place finish, although they were unable to play in them as their ground was not deemed good enough for the

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. He made 46 appearances and scored 11 goals in 2010–11.

Mansfield Town

Less than a week after Cox's appointment as

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of

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, Meikle followed him to the Conference Premier club on 24 May 2011 after signing a one-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He made his debut as a 76th-minute substitute for Matt Green in a 1–1 home draw with

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on 13 August 2011. His first goal for the club was the 81st-minute winner in a 3–1 away win over Barrow, which came after he paced past two defenders before he calmly finished with a shot into the bottom corner. Meikle played a vital role in Mansfield reaching the play-offs in third place, playing in both semi-final matches against

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, which the team lost 2–1 on aggregate. He finished 2011–12 with 7 goals in 47 appearances and was offered a new contract by the club in May 2012. Meikle made 50 appearances and scored 4 goals in 2012–13 as Mansfield won the Conference Premier title, and therefore promotion to

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. He was handed a new contract with the club in May 2013. Meikle played in Mansfield's first Football League match for five years, entering the 2–0 away defeat to Scunthorpe United on 3 August 2013 as a 51st-minute substitute for Lee Stevenson. His first goal at this level was the equaliser in a 2–2 home draw with

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on 24 August 2013, with a close range finish in the 72nd minute. Meikle scored once in 32 appearances in 2013–14 as Mansfield finished 11th, although he was mostly used as a substitute as the

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employed by Mansfield did not include wingers.

York City

Meikle turned down a new contract with Mansfield to sign for their League Two rivals York City on 1 July 2014 on a two-year contract. He made his debut in York's 1–1 away draw with

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in the opening match of 2014–15 on 9 August 2014. Meikle's season was described by ''

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'' as "miserable", and his chances in the team were limited towards the end of the season. He made 32 appearances as York finished 18th in League Two, and was

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ed by manager Russ Wilcox in May 2015. Having failed to make a matchday squad in the opening first five matches of 2015–16, he was released by York by mutual consent on 24 August 2015.

Macclesfield Town

Meikle signed for

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club

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on 25 September 2015 on non-contract terms, and made his debut a day later as a 67th-minute substitute for Danny Rowe in a 3–0 away win over

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. He was released by Macclesfield in November 2015 after making seven appearances for the club, and was denied a move to Barrow by the Football Association as he could not join a third club at that stage of the season.

Alfreton Town

Meikle joined

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of the

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on 3 December 2015, making his debut two days later when starting their 1–0 away defeat to Lowestoft Town. He scored his first goal with a 12-yard curling shot in the 69th minute of a 2–1 away win over Tamworth on 26 December 2015. On 6 January 2016, Meikle signed a new contract with Alfreton to the end of the season, having initially joined on a one-month non-contract basis. He made 23 appearances and scored 3 goals as Alfreton finished 10th in the National League North in 2015–16.

Barrow

Meikle joined National League club Barrow on 26 May 2016, being reunited with Cox for the second time. He signed a one-year contract, with the option of a second year based on appearances. On 16 February 2017, Meikle joined Barrow's National League rivals

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on loan until the end of 2016–17. He made his debut two days later, starting in a 0–0 draw away to Woking. He was recalled by Barrow on 16 March 2017 to cover for players missing through injury and suspension, having made four appearances for Southport. He was released at the end of the season.

Kettering Town

On 15 July 2017, Meikle signed for Southern League Premier Division club Kettering Town. Lindon made his debut for Kettering Town on 15 August 2017 in a Southern League Premier Division Central fixture at home to

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, with Meikle making an instant impression scoring the matchwinner in a 1–0 victory, with a minute of injury time remaining, and receiving the man of the match award. he helped Kettering Town to a 4th-place finish during the 2017–18 season, eventually losing to

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in the play-offs. He made 44 league appearances and scored four goals.

Tamworth

Meikle signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Tamworth on 15 July 2020. Lindon made his debut for Tamworth on 19 September 2020, as the club drew 1–1 away at Peterborough Sports on the opening day of the season.

Buxton

Ahead of the 2021-22 season, Meikle signed for Northern Premier League side

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International career

Meikle made his debut for the England national C team in a 3–1 away defeat to

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in a friendly on 11 November 2011. He earned four

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for England C from 2011 to 2012. He qualifies for Jamaica through his father.

Style of play

Meikle primarily plays as a winger and can also play as a striker. He is known for his high workrate, on which Cox commented that "He works so hard and is full of energy". When signing for York in 2014 manager Nigel Worthington commented that he has "pace and that directness to get at defenders".

Personal life

Born in

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, Nottinghamshire, Meikle is from the

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area of the city and attended Djanogly City Academy. He worked in a clothes shop while playing semi-professionally for Eastwood, but left this role after turning professional when joining Mansfield in 2011.

Career statistics

Honours

Eastwood Town * Northern Premier League First Division play-offs: 2007 *Northern Premier League Premier Division: 2008–09 Mansfield Town *

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:

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Kettering Town * Northamptonshire Cup: 2017–18; runner-up: 2018–19 *

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: 2017–18 * Southern League Premier Division Central: 2018–19 Individual *Eastwood Town Player of the Year: 2009–10

References

External links

Lindon Meikle
at Kettering Town F.C. website * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Meikle, Lindon 1988 births Living people Footballers from Nottingham English men's footballers England men's semi-pro international footballers Men's association football wingers Men's association football forwards Eastwood Town F.C. players Mansfield Town F.C. players York City F.C. players Macclesfield Town F.C. players Alfreton Town F.C. players Barrow A.F.C. players Southport F.C. players Kettering Town F.C. players Tamworth F.C. players Buxton F.C. players Northern Premier League players National League (English football) players English Football League players Southern Football League players English people of Jamaican descent