Mitch Megginson (born 27 July 1992) is a Scottish

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who plays as a

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for

Cove Rangers Cove Rangers Football Club is a senior Scottish football club currently playing in the Scottish Championship. They are based in the Cove Bay area of Aberdeen and play their football at Balmoral Stadium, having left their former home at Allan ...

Club career

Megginson made his debut for

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...

in August 2009, playing against

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opponents

Sigma Olomouc SK Sigma Olomouc is a Czech football club from the city of Olomouc. The club currently plays in the Czech First League, the first tier of Czech football. The club played in the first tier league for 30 years between 1984 and 2014, winning the Czec ...

in the

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. In April 2010, Megginson joined

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club

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen. The ...

on loan until the end of the season. In all he played nine games, scoring four goals for the club in all competitions. In March 2011, Megginson joined

Brechin City Brechin City Football Club is a Scottish football club based in the townDespite the name of the football club, Brechin is not an official city. Brechin was historically known as a city because it has a cathedral. of Brechin in Angus. The club w ...

on a one-month emergency loan deal. He was again loaned in October 2012, to

Alloa Athletic Alloa Athletic Football Club is a Scottish association football semi-professional club based in the town of Alloa Alloa (Received Pronunciation ; educated Scottish pronunciation /ˈaloʊa/; gd, Alamhagh, possibly meaning "rock plain") is a ...

on an emergency loan deal. This was then extended in January 2013 until the end of the season. It was announced on 13 May 2013 that Megginson's contract along with another six players would not be extended. On 28 June 2013, it was announced that Megginson had signed for

Dumbarton Dumbarton (; also sco, Dumbairton; ) is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. In 2006, it had an estimated population of 19,990. Dumbarton was the ca ...

on a one-year contract. On 21 June 2014, Mitch signed a new one-year deal with 'The Sons'. He left the club in May 2015 having featured in every game since joining the team. In total he made 83 appearances for the club, scoring 16 times. On 5 June 2015, Mitch signed for Scottish Championship side

Raith Rovers Raith Rovers Football Club is a Scottish professional football club based in the town of Kirkcaldy, Fife. The club was founded in 1883 and currently competes in the Scottish Championship as a member of the Scottish Professional Football Leag ...

. On 27 January 2016, he left Rovers for rival Scottish Championship side

. In June 2016, Megginson signed a three-year contract with Highland League champions

, a team for whom his father Mike had played for in the 1990s and early 2000s. He has scored 200 goals for

and has been a part of 3 title winning squads.

International career

Megginson won six caps and has scored three goals for the Scotland under-17 team. He also won one cap and scored one goal for the under-19 team.

Honours

*SPFL Top goalscorer: 2019-20 (shared with

Lawrence Shankland Lawrence Shankland (born 10 August 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish Premiership club Heart of Midlothian and the Scotland national team. Shankland began his career at Queen's Park before moving ...

)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Megginson, Mitchel 1992 births Aberdeen F.C. players Alloa Athletic F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Men's association football forwards Brechin City F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Living people Scotland men's youth international footballers Scottish Professional Football League players Scottish Football League players Scottish men's footballers Scottish Premier League players Footballers from Aberdeen Cove Rangers F.C. players Highland Football League players