Neil Thompson

Neil Thompson

Personal information
Full name	Neil Thompson
Date of birth	(1963-10-02) 2 October 1963
Place of birth	Beverley, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s)	Defender (Retired)
Team information
Current team	Sheffield Wednesday (U21 Head Coach)
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1980–1981	Nottingham Forest	0	(0)
1981–1983	Hull City	31	(0)
1983–1989	Scarborough	242	(34)
1989–1996	Ipswich Town	206	(19)
1996–1998	Barnsley	27	(5)
1997–1998	→ Oldham Athletic (loan)	8	(0)
1998	→ York City (loan)	12	(2)
1998–2000	York City	30	(6)
2000–2001	Scarborough	27	(3)
2001–2004	Boston United	7	(0)
Total		590	(69)
Managerial career
1999–2000	York City
2000–2001	Scarborough
2002–2004	Boston United
2006–2010	Leeds United Reserves
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neil Thompson (born 2 October 1963, in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire, England) is an English former footballer who played in defence, chiefly on the left side of the pitch, for Scarborough, Ipswich Town and Barnsley amongst others. Thompson subsequently became a football coach and had spells at York City, Scarborough and Boston United as player-manager. Currently, he is U21s Head Coach at Sheffield Wednesday.

Leeds United

Thompson worked as Academy Manager and Reserve Team Manager of Leeds United. In late October 2010, as a result of restructuring at the club's academy, Thompson and Assistant Academy Manager Daral Pugh were released by the club.

Managerial statistics

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	L	D	Win %
York City		16 March 1999	9 February 2000	45	11	23	11	24.44
Scarborough		1 October 2000	21 September 2001	45	10	15	20	22.22
Boston United		8 July 2002	13 February 2004	83	26	36	21	31.32

External links

• Neil Thompson at Soccerbase
• Neil Thompson management career statistics at Soccerbase