| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Thompson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1963-10-02)2 October 1963 (age 62)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Beverley, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| 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 | |||
Neil Thompson (born 2 October 1963) is an English former professionalfootballer who played as adefender. He played forScarborough,Ipswich Town andBarnsley amongst others.
Thompson was born inBeverley, East Riding of Yorkshire.[1] Whilst at Barnsley he played in the1997–98 Premier League with the South Yorkshire club, appearing in three matches as a starter.[2]
Thompson subsequently became a football coach and had spells at York City, Scarborough and Boston United as player-manager. He also worked forLeeds United Reserves team.[3] Following the termination ofTony Pulis asSheffield 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, whenDarren Moore was appointed permanent manager.[5] On 13 January 2022, Thompson would take on the roll of manager for Wednesday's U23 side, followingLee Bullen taking the managers job atAyr United.[6] He would be made caretaker manager of Sheffield Wednesday again following the dismissal ofXisco 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 onceDanny Röhl was appointed the new manager of the club.[8] After 14 years, he left the club having been a first-team coach under managersGary Megson,Dave Jones,Stuart Gray,Garry Monk,Tony Pulis,Darren Moore andDanny Röhl as well as being U23 manager, guiding them to the title in the 2016–17 season.[9][10]
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| York City | 16 March 1999 | 9 February 2000 | 45 | 11 | 11 | 23 | 024.4 | [11] |
| Scarborough | 1 October 2000 | 21 September 2001 | 45 | 10 | 20 | 15 | 022.2 | [11] |
| Boston United | 8 July 2002 | 13 February 2004 | 83 | 26 | 21 | 36 | 031.3 | [11] |
| Sheffield Wednesday (caretaker) | 28 December 2020 | 1 March 2021 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 046.2 | [11] |
| Sheffield Wednesday (caretaker) | 4 October 2023 | 13 October 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 000.0 | [11] |
| Total | 187 | 53 | 53 | 81 | 028.3 | |||
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