:Lindon Meikle
{{Short description|English footballer (born 1988)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lindon Meikle
| image = Meikle, Lindon.jpg
| upright = 1.3
| caption = Meikle in 2020
| full_name = Lindon Levi Meikle{{Hugman|26253|access-date=13 December 2017}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|3|21|df=y}}{{cite web |url=http://www.mansfieldtown.net/team/player-profile/lindon-meikle/20 |title=Mansfield Town FC player profiles: Lindon Meikle |publisher=Mansfield Town F.C. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140701103015/http://www.mansfieldtown.net/team/player-profile/lindon-meikle/20 |archive-date=1 July 2014 |url-status=dead}}
| birth_place = Nottingham, England
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}
| currentclub = Tamworth
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2004
| youthclubs1 = Eastwood Town
| years1 = 2004–2011
| clubs1 = Eastwood Town{{efn|name=ET|The Eastwood Town appearances and goals only cover the 2009–10 and 2010–11 seasons.}}
| caps1 = 79
| goals1 = 21
| years2 = 2011–2014
| clubs2 = Mansfield Town
| caps2 = 113
| goals2 = 12
| years3 = 2014–2015
| clubs3 = York City
| caps3 = 28
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2015
| clubs4 = Macclesfield Town
| caps4 = 6
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2015–2016
| clubs5 = Alfreton Town
| caps5 = 23
| goals5 = 3
| years6 = 2016–2017
| clubs6 = Barrow
| caps6 = 27
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2017
| clubs7 = → Southport (loan)
| caps7 = 4
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 2017–2020
| clubs8 = Kettering Town
| caps8 = 109
| goals8 = 14
| years9 = 2020–2021
| clubs9 = Tamworth
| caps9 = 7
| goals9 = 0
| years10 = 2021–2023
| clubs10 = Buxton
| caps10 = 56
| goals10 = 0
| years11 = 2023
| clubs11 = → Tamworth (loan)
| caps11 = 0
| goals11 = 0
| years12 = 2023–
| clubs12 = Tamworth
| caps12 = 5
| goals12 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2011–2013
| nationalteam1 = England C
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 20:00, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 20:00, 21 February 2023 (UTC)
}}
Lindon Levi Meikle (born 21 March 1988) is an English footballer who plays for {{English football updater|Tamworth}} side Tamworth, where he plays as a winger or striker.
Meikle started his career with Vernon Colts before joining Eastwood Town's youth system, and made his first-team debut aged 16 in 2004. He helped Eastwood to promotion via the Northern Premier League First Division in 2007 and by winning the Northern Premier League Premier Division title in 2009. He played for them in the Conference North for two seasons before moving to Conference Premier club Mansfield Town in 2011, and helped them reach the play-offs in the 2011–12 season. Meikle was a member of the Mansfield team that won the Conference Premier title in 2013, and played for them for one season in League Two before joining divisional rivals York City.
Club career
=Eastwood Town=
Meikle started his career with Vernon Colts before going on trial with Eastwood Town, after his father suggested he join his brother Deon at the club.{{cite news |title=Eastwood paceman in hurry to hit the top |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/eastwood-paceman-hurry-hit/story-12220914-detail/story.html |newspaper=Nottingham Post |date=26 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714212242/http://www.nottinghampost.com/eastwood-paceman-hurry-hit/story-12220914-detail/story.html |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead}} He joined the club's youth system under Paul Cox. He graduated from the youth system and made his first-team debut as a 16-year-old during the 2004–05 season.{{cite news |first=Dave |last=Flett |title=New signing Lindon Meikle adds pace to York City ranks |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/11312065.New_signing_Lindon_Meikle_adds_pace_to_York_City_ranks/ |newspaper=The Press |location=York |date=1 July 2014 |access-date=4 July 2014}}{{cite news |title=Luckless Romans are hit for six |url=http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/luckless-romans-hit/story-21523359-detail/story.html |newspaper=Burton Mail |date=13 December 2004 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526145917/http://www.burtonmail.co.uk/luckless-romans-hit/story-21523359-detail/story.html |archive-date=26 May 2016 |url-status=dead}} Meikle helped Eastwood to promotion to the Northern Premier League Premier Division via the Northern Premier League First Division play-offs in 2006–07, and around this time had trials with Newcastle United, Nottingham Forest and Yeovil Town.{{cite web |title=Glovers get narrow Worcester win |url=http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/asp/news/news.asp?NewsItemId=5072 |website=Ciderspace |date=24 July 2007 |access-date=4 July 2014}}
He established himself as a first-team regular under Cox in 2007–08 before helping Eastwood to the Northern Premier League Premier Division title, and so promotion to the Conference North, in 2008–09.{{cite web |title=Solihull Moors F.C. match programme |url=http://content.yudu.com/Library/A1owav/SolihullMoorsvEastwo/resources/6.htm |page=11 |date=24 August 2010 |access-date=4 July 2014}}{{cite news |title=Lindon Meikle: I'll make the big time in the face of tragedy |url=https://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/features/the-big-interview/753/lindon-meikle-ill-make-the-big-time-in-the-face-of-tragedy/ |newspaper=The Non-League Paper |location=London |date=16 September 2012 |access-date=30 September 2017}} During this season, Meikle scored with a 25-yard shot in Eastwood's 2–0 home win over Wycombe Wanderers in the second round of the 2011–12 FA Cup on 29 November 2008, which saw the club reach the third round for the first time in its history.{{cite web |title=Lindon's burning |url=http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/News/2008/Dec/EONPOTR_LindonMeikle_IV |publisher=The Football Association |date=17 December 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714140309/http://www.thefa.com/TheFACup/News/2008/Dec/EONPOTR_LindonMeikle_IV |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead}} He was named the FA Cup Player of the Round for his performance in this match.
Meikle scored 11 goals in 44 appearances in 2009–10 as Eastwood finished 10th in the Conference North.{{cite web |title=Eastwood Town 2009–2010: Table: Final table |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/eastwood-town/2009-2010/table |publisher=Statto Organisation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228124053/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/eastwood-town/2009-2010/table |archive-date=28 December 2016 |url-status=dead}} At the season's end, he was named the Supporters' Player of the Year, the chairman's Player of the Year and the Manager's Player of the Year.{{cite news |title=Eastwood winger lands awards treble |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/eastwood-winger-lands-awards-treble/story-12164851-detail/story.html |newspaper=Nottingham Post |date=19 May 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714181202/http://www.nottinghampost.com/eastwood-winger-lands-awards-treble/story-12164851-detail/story.html |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=dead}} He helped Eastwood to a play-off position in 2010–11 with a fifth-place finish,{{cite web |title=Eastwood Town 2010–2011: Table: Final table |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/eastwood-town/2010-2011/table |publisher=Statto Organisation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228124055/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/eastwood-town/2010-2011/table |archive-date=28 December 2016 |url-status=dead}} although they were unable to play in them as their ground was not deemed good enough for the Conference Premier.{{cite news |title=Blue Square Bet North play-off blow for Eastwood Town |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13066577 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=13 April 2011 |access-date=26 May 2016}} He made 46 appearances and scored 11 goals in 2010–11.
=Mansfield Town=
File:Lindon Meikle 21-12-2013 1.jpg in 2013]]
Less than a week after Cox's appointment as manager of Mansfield Town, Meikle followed him to the Conference Premier club on 24 May 2011 after signing a one-year contract for an undisclosed fee.{{cite news |title=Mansfield Town appoint Paul Cox as manager |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13452150 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=19 May 2011 |access-date=26 May 2016}}{{cite news |title=Mansfield Town sign Eastwood's Stevenson and Meikle |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/13520113 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=24 May 2011 |access-date=26 May 2016}} He made his debut as a 76th-minute substitute for Matt Green in a 1–1 home draw with Bath City on 13 August 2011.{{Soccerbase season|50431|2011|name=Lindon Meikle|access-date=4 July 2014}} His first goal for the club was the 81st-minute winner in a 3–1 away win over Barrow, which came after he paced past two defenders before he calmly finished with a shot into the bottom corner.{{cite news |title=Barrow 2–3 Mansfield Town, Saturday 17th September |url=http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/mansfield-town/barrow-2-3-mansfield-town-saturday-17th-september-1-3785804 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225145554/http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/mansfield-town/barrow-2-3-mansfield-town-saturday-17th-september-1-3785804 |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 December 2016 |newspaper=Mansfield and Ashfield Chad |date=17 September 2011 |access-date=5 December 2016 }}{{cite news |title=Barrow 2–3 Mansfield |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/14864181 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=17 September 2011 |access-date=26 May 2016}} Meikle played a vital role in Mansfield reaching the play-offs{{cite news |title=Mansfield Town winger Lindon Meikle looks to put last season's Eastwood Town disappointment behind him |url=http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/mansfield-town/mansfield-town-winger-lindon-meikle-looks-to-put-last-season-s-eastwood-town-disappointment-behind-him-1-4326004 |newspaper=Mansfield and Ashfield Chad |date=9 March 2012 |access-date=5 December 2016 |archive-date=25 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225152602/http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/mansfield-town/mansfield-town-winger-lindon-meikle-looks-to-put-last-season-s-eastwood-town-disappointment-behind-him-1-4326004 |url-status=dead }} in third place,{{cite web |title=Mansfield Town 2011–2012: Table: Final table |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/mansfield-town/2011-2012/table |publisher=Statto Organisation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228124308/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/mansfield-town/2011-2012/table |archive-date=28 December 2016 |url-status=dead}} playing in both semi-final matches against York City, which the team lost 2–1 on aggregate.{{cite news |first=Ian |last=Woodcock |title=York 1–1 Mansfield |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17881838 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=2 May 2012 |access-date=5 December 2016}}{{cite news |first=Owen |last=Phillips |title=Mansfield Town 0–1 York City |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/17890870 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=7 May 2012 |access-date=5 December 2016}} He finished 2011–12 with 7 goals in 47 appearances and was offered a new contract by the club in May 2012.{{cite news |title=Six Stags shown the door |url=http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/mansfield-town/six-stags-shown-the-door-1-4577120 |newspaper=Mansfield and Ashfield Chad |date=23 May 2012 |access-date=5 December 2016 |archive-date=25 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225081401/http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/mansfield-town/six-stags-shown-the-door-1-4577120 |url-status=dead }}
Meikle made 50 appearances and scored 4 goals in 2012–13 as Mansfield won the Conference Premier title, and therefore promotion to League Two.{{cite web |title=Mansfield Town 2012–2013: Table: Final table |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/mansfield-town/2012-2013/table |publisher=Statto Organisation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228032623/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/mansfield-town/2012-2013/table |archive-date=28 December 2016 |url-status=dead}} He was handed a new contract with the club in May 2013.{{cite news |title=Mansfield Town announce retained list for 2013/2014 League Two campaign |url=http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/mansfield-town/mansfield-town-announce-retained-list-for-2013-2014-league-two-campaign-1-5646140 |newspaper=Mansfield and Ashfield Chad |date=3 May 2013 |access-date=5 December 2016 |archive-date=25 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161225081443/http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/mansfield-town/mansfield-town-announce-retained-list-for-2013-2014-league-two-campaign-1-5646140 |url-status=dead }} Meikle played in Mansfield's first Football League match for five years,{{cite news |title=Scunthorpe 2–0 Mansfield |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23474860 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=3 August 2013 |access-date=26 May 2016}} entering the 2–0 away defeat to Scunthorpe United on 3 August 2013 as a 51st-minute substitute for Lee Stevenson. His first goal at this level was the equaliser in a 2–2 home draw with Portsmouth on 24 August 2013, with a close range finish in the 72nd minute.{{cite news |first=Stephen |last=Thirkill |title=Mansfield Town 2 Portsmouth 2, 24th August 2013 |url=http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/mansfield-town/mansfield-town-2-portsmouth-2-24th-august-2013-1-5984842 |newspaper=Mansfield and Ashfield Chad |date=25 August 2013 |access-date=27 December 2016}} Meikle scored once in 32 appearances in 2013–14 as Mansfield finished 11th,{{cite web |title=Mansfield Town 2013–2014: Table: Final table |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/mansfield-town/2013-2014/table |publisher=Statto Organisation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161228124005/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/mansfield-town/2013-2014/table |archive-date=28 December 2016 |url-status=dead}} although he was mostly used as a substitute as the formation employed by Mansfield did not include wingers.{{cite news |title=York City signing Lindon Meikle eager for return to 4–4–2 |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/11314591.York_City_signing_Lindon_Meikle_eager_for_return_to_4_4_2/ |newspaper=The Press |location=York |date=2 July 2014 |access-date=4 July 2014}}
=York City=
File:Lindon Meikle 16-08-2014 1.jpg in 2014]]
Meikle turned down a new contract with Mansfield to sign for their League Two rivals York City on 1 July 2014 on a two-year contract.{{cite news |title=Mansfield Town: Alan Marriott one of six offered new contracts |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/27356821 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 May 2014 |access-date=26 May 2016}}{{cite news |title=York City sign former Mansfield forward Lindon Meikle |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/28107461 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=1 July 2014 |access-date=26 May 2016}} He made his debut in York's 1–1 away draw with Tranmere Rovers in the opening match of 2014–15 on 9 August 2014. Meikle's season was described by The Press as "miserable", and his chances in the team were limited towards the end of the season.{{cite news |first=Dave |last=Flett |title=Who performed? Who bombed?: We run the rule over all of York City's 32 players during the 2014/15 campaign |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/12940369.Who_performed__Who_bombed___We_run_the_rule_over_all_of_York_City_s_32_players_during_the_2014_15_campaign/ |newspaper=The Press |location=York |date=9 May 2015 |access-date=24 August 2015}} He made 32 appearances as York finished 18th in League Two,{{cite web |title=York City 2014–2015: Table: Final table |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/york-city/2014-2015/table |publisher=Statto Organisation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160726125505/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/york-city/2014-2015/table |archive-date=26 July 2016 |url-status=dead}} and was transfer listed by manager Russ Wilcox in May 2015.{{cite news |first=Dave |last=Flett |title=Wes Fletcher released by York City along with Lewis Montrose and Ryan Jarvis |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/12937563.Wes_Fletcher_released_by_York_City_along_with_Lewis_Montrose_and_Ryan_Jarvis/ |newspaper=The Press |location=York |date=7 May 2015 |access-date=24 August 2015}} Having failed to make a matchday squad in the opening first five matches of 2015–16, he was released by York by mutual consent on 24 August 2015.{{cite news |first=Dave |last=Flett |title=Lindon Meikle leaves York City |url=http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/13623108.Lindon_Meikle_leaves_York_City/ |newspaper=The Press |location=York |date=24 August 2015 |access-date=24 August 2015}}
=Macclesfield Town=
Meikle signed for National League club Macclesfield Town on 25 September 2015 on non-contract terms,{{cite web |first=Alex |last=Lowe |title=Lindon Meikle joins Macclesfield |url=http://www.mtfc.co.uk/news/article/lindon-meikle-joins-macclesfield-2710908.aspx |publisher=Macclesfield Town F.C. |date=25 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529104726/http://www.mtfc.co.uk/news/article/lindon-meikle-joins-macclesfield-2710908.aspx |archive-date=29 May 2017 |url-status=dead}} and made his debut a day later as a 67th-minute substitute for Danny Rowe in a 3–0 away win over Aldershot Town. He was released by Macclesfield in November 2015 after making seven appearances for the club, and was denied a move to Barrow by the Football Association as he could not join a third club at that stage of the season.{{cite news |title=Barrow AFC blocked in attempt to sign Meikle |url=http://www.nwemail.co.uk/Barrow-blocked-in-attempt-to-sign-Meikle-but-winger-remains-on-radar-b79ee6d7-bfa9-41f5-b62f-da4ab629996b-ds |newspaper=North-West Evening Mail |location=Barrow |date=27 November 2015 |access-date=3 December 2015}}
=Alfreton Town=
Meikle joined Alfreton Town of the National League North on 3 December 2015,{{cite news |first=Chris |last=Watson |title=Alfreton Town: Reds sign former Mansfield, York and Macclesfield winger |url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/alfreton-town-reds-sign-mansfield-york/story-28291849-detail/story.html |newspaper=Derby Telegraph |date=3 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208080448/http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/alfreton-town-reds-sign-mansfield-york/story-28291849-detail/story.html |archive-date=8 December 2015 |url-status=dead}} making his debut two days later when starting their 1–0 away defeat to Lowestoft Town. He scored his first goal with a 12-yard curling shot in the 69th minute of a 2–1 away win over Tamworth on 26 December 2015.{{cite news |title=Non-League football: Law roasting sets new-look Alfreton on way to ending barren spell |url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/non-league-football-law-roasting-sets-new-look/story-28428330-detail/story.html |newspaper=Derby Telegraph |date=27 December 2015 |access-date=5 December 2016}}}{{dead link|date=September 2017}}{{cbignore}} On 6 January 2016, Meikle signed a new contract with Alfreton to the end of the season, having initially joined on a one-month non-contract basis.{{cite news |first=Kerry |last=Ganly |title=Non League Football: Alfreton Town sign Lindon Meikle on contract |url=http://www.derbytelegraph.co.uk/non-league-football-alfreton-town-sign-lindon/story-28474170-detail/story.html |newspaper=Derby Telegraph |date=6 January 2016 |access-date=5 December 2016}}{{dead link|date=September 2017}}{{cbignore}} He made 23 appearances and scored 3 goals as Alfreton finished 10th in the National League North in 2015–16.{{cite web |title=Alfreton Town 2015–2016: Table: Final table |url=http://www.statto.com/football/teams/alfreton-town/2015-2016/table |publisher=Statto Organisation |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160526154156/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/alfreton-town/2015-2016/table |archive-date=26 May 2016 |url-status=dead}}
=Barrow=
Meikle joined National League club Barrow on 26 May 2016, being reunited with Cox for the second time.{{cite news |title=Barrow AFC make triple signing swoop |url=http://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/barrow-afc/Barrow-AFC-make-triple-signing-swoop-9acc3474-df85-487b-86ea-579e94e4bedb-ds |newspaper=North-West Evening Mail |location=Barrow |date=25 May 2016 |access-date=26 May 2016}} He signed a one-year contract, with the option of a second year based on appearances.
On 16 February 2017, Meikle joined Barrow's National League rivals Southport on loan until the end of 2016–17.{{cite news |title=Southport sign Kevin Da Veiga Monteiro and Lindon Meikle |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/38992207 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=16 February 2017 |access-date=16 February 2017}} He made his debut two days later, starting in a 0–0 draw away to Woking. He was recalled by Barrow on 16 March 2017 to cover for players missing through injury and suspension,{{cite news |first=Paul |last=Turner |title=Barrow AFC recall Meikle from Southport amid player shortage |url=http://www.nwemail.co.uk/sport/barrow-afc/article/Barrow-AFC-recall-Meikle-from-Southport-loan-cea57c53-d107-4145-8bb3-27a4d70cb0bc-ds |newspaper=North-West Evening Mail |location=Barrow |date=16 March 2017 |access-date=21 March 2017}} having made four appearances for Southport. He was released at the end of the season.{{cite news |title=Barrow: Captain Danny Livesey and four others released by National League club |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/39872462 |publisher=BBC Sport |date=10 May 2017 |access-date=17 May 2017}}
=Kettering Town=
On 15 July 2017, Meikle signed for Southern League Premier Division club Kettering Town.{{cite news |first=Jon |last=Dunham |title=Poppies bring in Meikle |url=http://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/kettering-town/poppies-bring-in-meikle-1-8058024 |newspaper=Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph |location=Kettering |date=15 July 2017 |access-date=5 August 2017 |archive-date=4 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170804234539/http://www.northantstelegraph.co.uk/sport/football/kettering-town/poppies-bring-in-meikle-1-8058024 |url-status=dead }} Lindon made his debut for Kettering Town on 15 August 2017 in a Southern League Premier Division Central fixture at home to Redditch United, with Meikle making an instant impression scoring the matchwinner in a 1–0 victory, with a minute of injury time remaining, and receiving the man of the match award.{{cite news|title=Kettering Town 1-0 Redditch United |url=http://www.ketteringtownfc.com/match-report/486 |access-date=15 August 2017|publisher=KetteringTownFC.com|date=15 August 2017}} he helped Kettering Town to a 4th-place finish during the 2017–18 season, eventually losing to Slough Town in the play-offs. He made 44 league appearances and scored four goals.
=Tamworth=
Meikle signed for Southern League Premier Division Central side Tamworth on 15 July 2020.{{cite news|title=Lindon is a Lamb |url=http://www.thelambs.co.uk/news/Lindon-is-a-Lamb-9641.htm |access-date=15 July 2020|publisher=TheLambs.co.uk|date=15 July 2020}} Lindon made his debut for Tamworth on 19 September 2020, as the club drew 1–1 away at Peterborough Sports on the opening day of the season.{{cite news |title=Peterborough Sports 1–1 Tamworth |url=http://www.thelambs.co.uk/matches/a-point-a-piece-at-peterborough--2281.htm |access-date=19 September 2020 |publisher=TheLambs.co.uk |date=19 September 2020 |archive-date=2 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602224040/http://www.thelambs.co.uk/matches/a-point-a-piece-at-peterborough--2281.htm |url-status=dead }}
=Buxton=
Ahead of the 2021-22 season, Meikle signed for Northern Premier League side Buxton.{{Cite web|title=Former Mansfield Town winger Lindon Meikle targets promotion with Buxton|url=https://www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk/sport/football/former-mansfield-town-winger-lindon-meikle-targets-promotion-with-buxton-3316646|access-date=15 February 2022|website=www.buxtonadvertiser.co.uk|date=21 July 2021 |language=en}}
=Tamworth (loan)=
On 21 February 2023, Meikle re-joined Southern League Premier Division Central side Tamworth on loan until the end of the season.{{cite news|title=Lindon Meikle |url=https://southern-football-league.co.uk/Player-Display/109025/2022/2023 |access-date=21 February 2023 |publisher=Southern-Football-League.co.uk |date=21 February 2023}}
International career
Meikle made his debut for the England national C team in a 3–1 away defeat to Gibraltar in a friendly on 11 November 2011.{{cite book |editor1-last=Williams |editor2-last=Williams |title=Non-League Club Directory 2013 |pages=1003, 1008}} He earned four caps for England C from 2011 to 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.thefa.com/england/all-teams/players/m/lindon-meikle |title=Lindon Meikle |publisher=The Football Association |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006115847/http://www.thefa.com/england/all-teams/players/m/lindon-meikle |archive-date=6 October 2014 |url-status=dead}} He qualifies for Jamaica through his father.{{cite book |editor1-first=Mike |editor1-last=Williams |editor2-first=Tony |editor2-last=Williams |title=Non-League Club Directory 2014 |year=2013 |publisher=Tony Williams Publications |isbn=978-1-869833-72-5 |page=818}}
Style of play
Meikle primarily plays as a winger and can also play as a striker.{{cite web |title=Lindon Meikle signs for City |url=http://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/article/lindon-meikle-signs-for-york-1708779.aspx |publisher=York City F.C. |date=1 July 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160630160829/http://www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk/news/article/lindon-meikle-signs-for-york-1708779.aspx |archive-date=30 June 2016 |url-status=dead}} He is known for his high workrate, on which Cox commented that "He works so hard and is full of energy".{{cite news |title=Mansfield Town boss Paul Cox backs Lindon Meikle to star in the Football League |url=http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/mansfield-town/mansfield-town-boss-paul-cox-backs-lindon-meikle-to-star-in-the-football-league-1-4316657 |newspaper=Mansfield and Ashfield Chad |date=6 March 2012 |access-date=5 December 2016 |archive-date=27 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227202439/http://www.chad.co.uk/sport/football/mansfield-town/mansfield-town-boss-paul-cox-backs-lindon-meikle-to-star-in-the-football-league-1-4316657 |url-status=dead }} When signing for York in 2014 manager Nigel Worthington commented that he has "pace and that directness to get at defenders".
Personal life
Born in Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, Meikle is from the Hyson Green area of the city and attended Djanogly City Academy. He worked in a clothes shop while playing semi-professionally for Eastwood, but left this role after turning professional when joining Mansfield in 2011.{{cite news |title=Consistency the key for Mansfield Town winger Lindon Meikle |url=http://www.nottinghampost.com/consistency-key-mansfield-town-winger-lindon/story-15942869-detail/story.html |newspaper=Nottingham Post |date=28 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715001840/http://www.nottinghampost.com/consistency-key-mansfield-town-winger-lindon/story-15942869-detail/story.html |archive-date=15 July 2014 |url-status=dead}}
Career statistics
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Honours
Eastwood Town
- Northern Premier League First Division play-offs: 2007
- Northern Premier League Premier Division: 2008–09
Mansfield Town
- Conference Premier: 2012–13{{cite book |editor-first=John |editor-last=Anderson |title=Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2013–2014 |year=2013 |publisher=Headline Publishing Group |location=London |isbn=978-0-7553-6413-8 |pages=652–653}}
Kettering Town
- Northamptonshire Cup: 2017–18;{{cite web |url=http://www.ketteringtownfc.com/match-report/476 |title=Match report – Northampton Town |publisher=Kettering Town F.C. |access-date=18 August 2018}} runner-up: 2018–19
- Northamptonshire Senior Cup: 2017–18{{cite web |url=http://www.ketteringtownfc.com/match-report/549 |title=Match report – Brackley Town |publisher=Kettering Town F.C. |access-date=11 May 2018}}
- Southern League Premier Division Central: 2018–19
Tamworth
Individual
References
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External links
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- [http://www.ketteringtownfc.com/player-profile/lindon-meikle Lindon Meikle] at Kettering Town F.C. website
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Category:English men's footballers
Category:England men's semi-pro international footballers
Category:Men's association football wingers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Eastwood Town F.C. players
Category:Mansfield Town F.C. players
Category:York City F.C. players
Category:Macclesfield Town F.C. players
Category:Alfreton Town F.C. players
Category:Barrow A.F.C. players
Category:Southport F.C. players
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Category:Tamworth F.C. players
Category:Northern Premier League players
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Category:Southern Football League players
Category:English people of Jamaican descent