Michael Brough (born 1 August 1981) is a footballer who plays for Harrogate Town. Although born in England, he has represented Wales at under-21 level.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Michael Brough | ||
| Date of birth | 1 August 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Nottingham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Harrogate Town | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Notts County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2004 | Notts County | 89 | (2) |
| 1999–2000 | → Spalding United (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2004–2006 | Stevenage Borough | 37 | (3) |
| 2006–2008 | Forest Green Rovers | 87 | (6) |
| 2008–2010 | Torquay United | 4 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Salisbury City (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2009 | → Stevenage Borough (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Mansfield Town (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2010 | Mansfield Town | 13 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Darlington | 11 | (0) |
| 2011 | Guiseley[2] | 5 | (1) |
| 2011– | Harrogate Town | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | Wales U21 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:59, 3 March 2012 (UTC) | |||
Career
editBrough was born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire. He began his career as a trainee with Notts County, turning professional in August 1998. In December 1999, he joined Spalding United on loan before returning to Meadow Lane. His League debut came on 7 March 2000 in a 1–0 win away to Gillingham.
He fell out of favour at Notts County and was allowed to join Macclesfield Town on trial in January 2004, after being told that his short-term contract would not be renewed.[4] He also had a trial with Lincoln City the following month.[5]
He was released by Notts County in March 2004 and joined Stevenage Borough,[6] moving on to Forest Green Rovers in January 2006 on a free transfer.[7] He was made captain at Forest Green, under the management of his former Notts County teammate Gary Owers, but left in May 2008 to join Paul Buckle's Torquay United.[8]
He made his Torquay debut in August 2008, playing in the 3–1 defeat away to Crawley Town, after which he lost his place, starting only one other game that season. On 2 February 2009, Brough and fellow Torquay defender Chris Todd joined Salisbury City on loan.[9]
Brough was then loaned to Mansfield Town, and was signed by the club in January 2010,[10] but then went on to join Darlington for the 2010–11 season.[11] He injured a knee in pre-season,[12] and played only seven games for Darlington before undergoing further surgery which was to keep him out of football for nine months.[13][14] Given a short-term contract in September 2011, he made six appearances for Darlington,[15] but then left the club and spent a month with Conference North club Guiseley, before signing for divisional rivals Harrogate Town in December.[16]
References
edit- ^ "Michael Brough profile". ESPNsoccernet. 25 September 2009. Archived from the original on 2 January 2013. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ^ "Appearances/Goals". Guiseley A.F.C. Archived from the original on 3 February 2012. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Welsh U21s win at last". BBC Sport. 19 November 2002. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
- ^ "Silkmen hand duo trials". BBC Sport. 21 January 2004. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
- ^ "Lincoln look at Brough". BBC Sport. 6 February 2004. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
- ^ "Brough joins Stevenage". BBC Sport. 7 March 2004. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
- ^ "Brough seals Forest Green switch". BBC Sport. 13 January 2006. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
- ^ "Torquay sign Forest Green skipper". BBC Sport. 19 May 2008. Retrieved 2 December 2008.
- ^ "Three in for City". Non-League Daily. 2 February 2009. Archived from the original on 3 September 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2009.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Mansfield Town sign Michael Brough from Torquay". BBC Sport. 7 January 2010. Retrieved 7 January 2010.
- ^ "Quakers sign midfielder Brough". Darlington F.C. 5 July 2010. Retrieved 5 July 2010.
- ^ "Michael Brough injury news lifts Darlington boss Cooper". BBC Sport. 13 August 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Darlington lose Michael Brough to knee injury". BBC Sport. 4 January 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Michael Brough grateful to Darlington boss Mark Cooper". BBC Sport. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ Stoddart, Craig (9 November 2011). "Campbell exits Quakers, with more to follow". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
- ^ "Michael Brough Joins Harrogate Town". Harrogate Town F.C. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 19 December 2011.
External links
edit- Michael Brough at Soccerbase
- Wales stats at 11v11
