Neil Gibson (footballer, born 1979)

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Neil Gibson
Personal information
Full name Neil David Gibson[1]
Date of birth (1979-10-10) 10 October 1979 (age 42)[1]
Place of birth St Asaph, Wales
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder[1]
Club information
Current team
 Flint Town United (manager)
Youth career
19??–1997 Tranmere Rovers[2]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1997–2000 Tranmere Rovers 1 (0)
2000–2001 Rhyl 5 (0)
2001–2002 Sheffield Wednesday 0 (0)
2002–2003 Southport 28 (1)
2003–2005 Halesowen Town
2005 Leigh RMI 12 (0)
2005–2012 Prestatyn Town 112 (14)
National team
1998–1999 Wales U21[2] 3
Teams managed
2007–2011 Prestatyn Town
2011–2012 Prestatyn Town (Director of Football)
2012–2018 Prestatyn Town
2018–2020 Prestatyn Town
2020– Flint Town United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Neil David Gibson (born 10 October 1979) is a Welsh retired footballer, who played as a midfielder in the Football League for Tranmere Rovers.[3][1]

Management career[]

He was manager of Prestatyn Town from the 2007–2008 season until March 2011[4] when Lee Jones became first team manager and Gibson became Director of Football. He returned to the post of first team manager the following season, leading the club until January 2018 when he resigned.[5]

After a short spell as a coach with Connah's Quay Nomads, he returned to Prestatyn Town as manager in October 2018.[6] After leading the club to the Cymru North championship title in the 2019–20 season he left the club in October 2020,[7] unhappy with the direction of the club under the new owner Jamie Welsh.[8]

In December 2020 he was appointed manager of Flint Town United.[9][10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d "Neil Gibson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "Neil Gibson Profile". TranmereRovers.co.uk. Tranmere Rovers Football Club. Archived from the original on 17 December 2000. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Neil Gibson". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  4. ^ Jones, Dave (30 March 2011). "Lee Jones is new Prestatyn Town FC manager". North Wales Live. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  5. ^ Jones, Dave (25 January 2018). "EXCLUSIVE: Neil Gibson - Why I've left Prestatyn Town FC". North Wales Live. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  6. ^ Jones, Dave (8 October 2018). "Neil Gibson returns to Prestatyn Town as manager". North Wales Live. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  7. ^ Jones, Dave. "Manager Neil Gibson leaves Prestatyn Town FC". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  8. ^ Jones, Dave. "Neil Gibson: Why I've left Prestatyn Town for a second time". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
  9. ^ Jones, Dave (nd). "Neil Gibson is the new manager of Flint Town United". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Neil Gibson confirmed as new manager of Flint Town United". deeside.com. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.

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