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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1990-10-20) 20 October 1990 (age 33) | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Darvel | ||
| Youth career | |||
| South Camlachie[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2012 | Queen's Park | 61 | (2) |
| 2012–2015 | Alloa Athletic | 94 | (1) |
| 2015–2016 | Dundee | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Ayr United | 31 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Alloa Athletic | 11 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | East Fife | 26 | (2) |
| 2019– | Darvel | ||
| 2021 | → Stirling Albion (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023– | Darvel (co-interim manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 October 2020 (UTC) | |||
Daryll Meggatt (born 20 October 1990) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left sided defender and co-caretaker manager for Darvel. Meggatt has previously played for Queen's Park, Alloa Athletic (twice), Dundee, Ayr United and East Fife.
Meggatt began his footballing career at South Camlachie Amateurs, and signed with Queen's Park in June 2010.[2] He made his senior debut on 21 August, in a 1–2 away loss against Albion Rovers.[3] In the 2011–12 season, Meggatt was named in the PFA Scotland Third Division Team of the Year.[4]
On 15 May 2012, Meggatt signed with Alloa Athletic.[5] He was a part of the side who achieved promotion to the Scottish Championship in his first season, and made his division debut on 10 August 2013, in a 1–0 home win over Livingston.[6]
On 16 April 2015, Meggatt signed a pre-contract agreement with Dundee, agreeing to join the club on a two-year deal at the beginning of the 2015–16 season.[7] He left the club on 22 June 2016, his contract being cancelled by mutual consent.[8] Shortly after leaving Dundee, Meggatt signed for Scottish Championship side Ayr United.[9] He left the club in May 2017, having been unable to commit to full-time football,[10] signing for fellow Scottish League One club Alloa Athletic on the same day.[11] After struggling with injury, Meggatt left Alloa at the end of the 2017–18 season having made seventeen appearances for the side.[12]
During the 2018 close season, Meggatt signed for East Fife on a onbe-year contract.[13]
During the 2019 close season, Meggatt signed for Scottish Junior club Darvel. He was loaned to Stirling Albion in March 2021.[14]
On 16 April 2023, Meggatt was named as a co-interim manager of Darvel following the departure of Mick Kennedy, sharing the duties with assistant manager Craig McEwan.[15]
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Queen's Park | 2010–11[17] | Scottish Third Division | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 32 | 2 |
| 2011–12[18] | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| Total | 61 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 71 | 2 | ||
| Alloa Athletic | 2012–13[19] | Scottish Second Division | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | 35 | 0 |
| 2013–14[20] | Scottish Championship | 34 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 40 | 1 | |
| 2014–15[21] | 30 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8[e] | 1 | 43 | 3 | ||
| Total | 94 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 118 | 4 | ||
| Dundee | 2015–16[22] | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Ayr United | 2016–17[23] | Scottish Championship | 31 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[d] | 0 | 43 | 0 |
| Alloa Athletic | 2017–18[24] | Scottish League One | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3[f] | 0 | 17 | 1 |
| East Fife | 2018-19 | Scottish League One | 26 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 37 | 2 |
| Career total | 229 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 17 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 292 | 9 | ||
