Mitch Megginson (born 27 July 1992) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a striker for Scottish League One club Peterhead.
Club career Megginson made his debut for Aberdeen in August 2009, playing against Czech Republic opponents Sigma Olomouc in the Europa League.
In April 2010, Megginson joined Second Division club Arbroath 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 Brechin City on a one-month emergency loan deal. He was again loaned in October 2012, to Alloa Athletic 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 Dumbarton 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 Raith Rovers.
On 27 January 2016, he left Rovers for rival Scottish Championship side Alloa Athletic.
Cove Rangers In June 2016, Megginson signed a three-year contract with Highland League champions Cove Rangers, a team for whom his father Mike had played in the 1990s and early 2000s. He has scored nearly 250 goals for Cove Rangers and has been a part of three title winning squads. In June 2026, Megginson departed the club after rejecting a new contract. Megginson was awarded a testimonial year in January 2026, and had his testimonial match on 12 July 2026 where he captained a team of Cove Rangers Legends in a 6-3 defeat to Aberdeen Legends, he scored Cove's third goal.
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
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAberdeen2009–10Scottish Premier League20000010302010–11Scottish Premier League60002000802011–12Scottish Premier League1604100002012012–13Scottish Premier League3000000030Total270412010341Arbroath (loan)2009–10Scottish Second Division5300004194Brechin City (loan)2010–11Scottish Second Division 132000041173Alloa Athletic (loan)2012–13Scottish Second Division123000000123Dumbarton2013–14Scottish Championship361041211043122014–15Scottish Championship 363102110404Total72135142208316Raith Rovers2015–16Scottish Championship 161103010211Alloa Athletic 2015–16Scottish Championship 151000000151Cove Rangers2016–17Highland League——1041———292017–18Highland League ——4300———522018–19Highland League 30362230———492019–20Scottish League Two 252410221031272020–21Scottish League One191420302126152021–22Scottish League One331832424244242022–23Scottish Championship 3272041103982023–24Scottish League One251022211030132024–25Scottish League One271330005235152025–26Scottish League One30122242313917Total2141292211269174382249Career total38015631123513276573278
Honours
Club Cove Rangers Highland League (2): 2017–18, 2018–19 Scottish League Two: 2019–20 Scottish League One: 2021–22
Individual Scottish League One top goalscorer (3): 2020–21, 2021–22, 2024-25 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 Lawrence Shankland)
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