Mike Trought

Michael John Trought is an English former professional footballer who played in The Football League for Bristol Rovers and currently plays for Southern League team Mangotsfield [United F.C.|Mangotsfield United].

Biography

Trought was born in Bristol and began his career as a trainee with Bristol Rovers, joining their professional squad in 1998. He made 33 League appearances in four years with the club The Pirates, before joining Bath [City F.C.|Bath City] in 2002. While with Rovers, he was loaned to Clevedon Town in 2000.

Career

In three seasons with Bath City, he played 81 times in all competitions, scoring once, but his time there was often interrupted by minor injuries. He subsequently spent time with Ashton & [Backwell United F.C.|Backwell United], Clevedon Town, and Paulton Rovers, before taking a brief break from football. He returned to the sport in August 2009, joining Mangotsfield United.

Management

Early in his career, Trought gained some management experience as manager of Sunday league side Bedminster Down–Cross Hands F.C. in 2000, earning promotion in each of his first two seasons with the club.