Mitch Megginson (born 27 July 1992) is a Scottish

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who plays as a striker for club Cove Rangers.

Club career

Megginson made his debut for

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in August 2009, playing against

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opponents

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in the

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. In April 2010, Megginson joined

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club

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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

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

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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

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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

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

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Cove Rangers * Highland League (2): 2017–18, 2018–19 *

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: 2019–20 *

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: 2021–22

Individual

*Scottish League One top goalscorer:

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, 2021–22 *Scottish League Two top goalscorer: 2019–20 *Scottish League One Player of the Month (2): October 2024, November 2021 *Scottish League Two Player of the Month: January 2020 *SPFL Top goalscorer: 2019-20 (shared with

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References

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