Mike Trought

Mike Trought

Personal information
Full name	Michael John Trought
Date of birth	(1980-10-19) 19 October 1980
Place of birth	Bristol, England
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	Mangotsfield United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–2002	Bristol Rovers	33	(0)
2000	→ Clevedon Town (loan)
2002–2005	Bath City
2005	Backwell United
2005–?	Clevedon Town
000?–?	Paulton Rovers
2009–	Mangotsfield United	6	(0)
Managerial career
2000–?	Bedminster Down – Cross Hands
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:25, 31 March 2010 (UTC)

Michael John Trought (born 19 October 1980) is a former professional footballer, who played in The Football League for Bristol Rovers, and now plays for Southern League team Mangotsfield United.

Trought, who was born in Bristol, started out as a trainee with Bristol Rovers and was promoted into their professional squad in 1998. He went on to make 33 League appearances in four years with The Pirates, before leaving to join Bath City in 2002. While still at Rovers he had a spell on loan at Clevedon Town in 2000.

In three seasons with Bath City he played 81 times in all competitions, scoring once, but his time there was frequently interrupted by minor injuries. He then went on to spend time with Backwell United, Clevedon Town and Paulton Rovers, before taking a brief break from the game. He returned to football in August 2009, when he joined Mangotsfield United.

Management

Trought gained some management experience early in his career, when he was appointed as manager of Sunday league side Bedminster Down–Cross Hands F.C. in 2000. He won promotion in each of his first two seasons with the club.

External links

• Mike Trought career statistics at Soccerbase