Neil Thompson (born 2 October 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for Scarborough, Ipswich Town and Barnsley amongst others.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Thompson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 October 1963[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Beverley, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday (First-team 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 | ||
| 2020–2021 | Sheffield Wednesday (caretaker) | ||
| 2023 | Sheffield Wednesday (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editThompson was born in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire.[1] Whilst at Barnsley he played in the 1997–98 Premier League with the South Yorkshire club, appearing in three matches as a starter.[2]
Coaching career
editThompson subsequently became a football coach and had spells at York City, Scarborough and Boston United as player-manager. He also worked for Leeds United Reserves team.[3] Following the termination of Tony Pulis as Sheffield Wednesday manager, he would take on the role of caretaker manager on 28 December 2020[4] which would last for thirteen games until 1 March 2021, when Darren Moore was appointed permanent manager.[5] On 13 January 2022, Thompson would take on the roll of manager for Wednesday's U23 side, following Lee Bullen taking the managers job at Ayr United.[6] He would be made caretaker manager of Sheffield Wednesday again following the dismissal of Xisco Muñoz on 4 October 2023.[7] He would be in charge of just one game, a 0-0 draw against former manager Darren Moore's new club, Huddersfield Town before stepping down once Danny Röhl was appointed the new manager of the club.[8]
Managerial statistics
edit- As of match played 7 October 2023
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| York City | 16 March 1999 | 9 February 2000 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 24.4 | [9] |
| Scarborough | 1 October 2000 | 21 September 2001 | 45 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 22.2 | [9] |
| Boston United | 8 July 2002 | 13 February 2004 | 83 | 26 | 21 | 36 | 31.3 | [9] |
| Sheffield Wednesday (caretaker) | 28 December 2020 | 1 March 2021 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 46.2 | [9] |
| Sheffield Wednesday (caretaker) | 4 October 2023 | 13 October 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | [9] |
| Total | 187 | 53 | 53 | 81 | 28.3 | |||
Honours
editScarborough
Ipswich Town
Individual
- Scarborough Player of the Year: 1985–86
- PFA Team of the Year: 1988–89 Fourth Division[10]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2003). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2003/2004. Harpenden: Queen Anne Press. p. 418. ISBN 978-1-85291-651-0.
- ^ "Games played by Neil Thompson in 1997/1998". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "Leeds United | News | News | News | MANAGERIAL DEPARTURES AT ACADEMY". www.leedsunited.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010.
- ^ "Club statement". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Owls appoint Darren Moore as new manager". www.swfc.co.uk. 1 March 2021.
- ^ "Neil Thompson appointed Under-23s manager". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ "Club statement". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 4 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Owls appoint Danny Röhl". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 7 October 2023. Retrieved 7 October 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Managers: Neil Thompson". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 147.
External links
edit- Neil Thompson at Soccerbase
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