Don Megson

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Don Megson
Don Megson (1963).jpg
Megson in 1963
Personal information
Full name Donald Harry Megson
Date of birth(1936-06-12)12 June 1936
Place of birth Sale, Cheshire, England
Date of death March 2023(2023-03-00) (aged 86)
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1952 Mossley 2 (0)
1959–1969 Sheffield Wednesday 386 (6)
1969–1971 Bristol Rovers 31 (1)
Total399(7)
Managerial career
1972–1977 Bristol Rovers
1978–1980 Portland Timbers
1983 AFC Bournemouth
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Donald Harry Megson (12 June 1936 – March 2023) was an English footballer and football manager. He is regarded as one of Sheffield Wednesday's greatest servants.[ citation needed ]

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Playing career

Megson joined Sheffield Wednesday from Mossley in the Cheshire League in 1952. He made his first team debut in November 1959, becoming a regular in the side as a left-back and eventually taking up the role of club captain. It was as captain that he led his team to a lap of honour (the first to do so as a losing captain) after Wednesday's 3–2 defeat to Everton at the 1966 FA Cup final. Don made 442 appearances (including 386 league appearances and scoring six goals) for Sheffield Wednesday before moving to Bristol Rovers in March 1970 for whom he made 31 league appearances and scored one goal.

Managerial career

Megson managed Bristol Rovers from 1972 to 1977, winning the 1972 Watney Cup in only his third game in charge. He coached the Portland Timbers of the North American Soccer League from 1978 to 1980. He also coached at AFC Bournemouth for seven months in 1983. Both of his sons, Gary and Neil, have also played and managed professionally.

Later life and death

Megson worked as a freelance scout for Bolton Wanderers, the club whom his son Gary managed until 30 December 2009.

In October 2014, he released his biography, entitled, "Don Megson: A Life in Football".

On 16 March 2023, it was announced that Megson had died at the age of 86. [1]

Honours

Sheffield Wednesday

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References

  1. ↑ Howson, Dom (16 March 2023). "Sheffield Wednesday legend Don Megson dies at the age of 86". Huddersfield Daily Examiner . Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  2. ↑ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 491. ISBN   0354 09018 6.


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