.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* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952 | Mossley | 2 | (0) |
| 1959–1969 | Sheffield Wednesday | 386 | (6) |
| 1969–1971 | Bristol Rovers | 31 | (1) |
| Total | 399 | (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 Englishfootballer andfootball manager. He is regarded as one ofSheffield Wednesday's greatest servants.[citation needed]
Megson joinedSheffield Wednesday fromMossley in the Cheshire League in 1952. He made his first team debut in November 1959, becoming a regular in the side as aleft-back and eventually taking up the role of clubcaptain. 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 toEverton at the1966 FA Cup final. Don made 442 appearances (including 386league appearances and scoring six goals) for Sheffield Wednesday before moving toBristol Rovers in March 1970 for whom he made 31 league appearances and scored one goal.
Megson managedBristol Rovers from 1972 to 1977, winning the 1972Watney Cup in only his third game in charge. He coached thePortland Timbers of the North American Soccer League from 1978 to 1980. He also coached atAFC Bournemouth for seven months in 1983. Both of his sons,Gary andNeil, have also played and managed professionally.
Megson worked as a freelance scout forBolton Wanderers, the club whom his sonGary 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]
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