Michael Brough (footballer)
Template:Short description Template:Use British English Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography 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.[1]
Career
Brough 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.[2] He also had a trial with Lincoln City the following month.[3]
He was released by Notts County in March 2004 and joined Stevenage Borough,[4] moving on to Forest Green Rovers in January 2006 on a free transfer.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7]
Brough was then loaned to Mansfield Town, and was signed by the club in January 2010,[8] but then went on to join Darlington for the 2010–11 season.[9] He injured a knee in pre-season,[10] and played only seven games for Darlington before undergoing further surgery which was to keep him out of football for nine months.[11][12] Given a short-term contract in September 2011, he made six appearances for Darlington,[13] but then left the club and spent a month with Conference North club Guiseley, before signing for divisional rivals Harrogate Town in December.[14]
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External links
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- Wales stats at 11v11
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- 1981 births
- Living people
- English men's footballers
- Welsh men's footballers
- Wales men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Notts County F.C. players
- Spalding United F.C. players
- Stevenage F.C. players
- Forest Green Rovers F.C. players
- Torquay United F.C. players
- Salisbury City F.C. players
- Mansfield Town F.C. players
- Darlington F.C. players
- Guiseley A.F.C. players
- Harrogate Town A.F.C. players
- English Football League players
- National League (English football) players
- Footballers from Nottingham
- 21st-century English sportsmen