He is the brother of former West Bromwich Albion and Sheffield Wednesday manager Gary Megson.
On arriving in Oregon, Megson attended Lake Oswego High School, becoming an outstanding prep player.
Megson's family returned to England, but he elected to remain in the U.S. After high school, he attended a local community college for a year.
[1] Following the collapse of the Stars, Megson played a single season with the Portland Pride of the Continental Indoor Soccer League in 1993.
In 1994, a new Seattle Sounders team was formed, this time in the American Professional Soccer League (APSL).
On 3 March 1996, the Sounders elevated Megson from player to player-coach after the team fired Hinton.
In 2003, Olympic College hired Megson to establish the school's men's and women's soccer teams.
Over the years, Megson has owned at least two Baskin-Robbins ice cream stores and a hair salon.