Neil Thompson

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Neil Thompson
Personal information
Full name Neil Thompson[1]
Date of birth (1963-10-02) 2 October 1963 (age 58)[1]
Place of birth Beverley, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Sheffield Wednesday (U23 manager)
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)
Teams managed
1999–2000 York City
2000–2001 Scarborough
2002–2004 Boston United
2020–2021 Sheffield Wednesday (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Neil Thompson (born 2 October 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire,[1] Thompson played for Scarborough, Ipswich Town and Barnsley amongst others.

Playing career[]

Whilst at Barnsley he played in the 1997–98 Premier League with the South Yorkshire club, appearing in 3 matches as a starter.[2]

Coaching career[]

Thompson 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]

Managerial statistics[]

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
P W D L Win %
York City 16 March 1999 9 February 2000 45 11 11 23 024.4 [7]
Scarborough 1 October 2000 21 September 2001 45 10 20 15 022.2 [7]
Boston United 8 July 2002 13 February 2004 83 26 21 36 031.3 [7]
Sheffield Wednesday (caretaker) 28 December 2020 1 March 2021 13 6 0 7 046.2 [7]
Total 186 53 52 81 028.5

Honours[]

Scarborough

Ipswich Town

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Games played by Neil Thompson in 1997/1998". soccerbase.com. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
  3. ^ http://www.leedsunited.com/news/20101029/managerial-departures-at-academy_2247585_2200669
  4. ^ "Club statement". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 28 December 2020. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Owls appoint Darren Moore as new manager". www.swfc.co.uk. 1 March 2021.
  6. ^ "Neil Thompson appointed Under-23s manager". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. 13 January 2022. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
  7. ^ a b c d "Managers: Neil Thompson". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  8. ^ Lynch. The Official P.F.A. Footballers Heroes. p. 147.

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