Neil_Gibson_(footballer_born_1979)
Neil Gibson (footballer, born 1979)
Welsh footballer
Neil David Gibson (born 10 October 1979) is a Welsh manager and former footballer who is currently manager of Connah's Quay Nomads.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil David Gibson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1979-10-11) 11 October 1979 (age 44)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | St Asaph, Wales | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Connah's Quay Nomads (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1997 | 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) |
| International career | |||
| 1998–1999 | Wales U21[2] | 3 | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2011 | Prestatyn Town | ||
| 2011–2012 | Prestatyn Town (Director of Football) | ||
| 2012–2018 | Prestatyn Town | ||
| 2018 | Connah's Quay Nomads (assistant) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Prestatyn Town | ||
| 2020–2022 | Flint Town United | ||
| 2022– | Connah's Quay Nomads | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He was manager of Prestatyn Town from the 2007–2008 season until March 2011[3] 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.[4]
After a short spell as a coach with Connah's Quay Nomads, he returned to Prestatyn Town as manager in October 2018.[5] After leading the club to the Cymru North championship title in the 2019–20 season he left the club in October 2020,[6] unhappy with the direction of the club under the new owner Jamie Welsh.[7]
In December 2020 he was appointed manager of Flint Town United.[8][9] He departed from the club in June 2022.[10]
In August 2022, he returned back to Connah's Quay Nomads as the club's first team manager prior to the start of the 2022-23 Cymru Premier season.[11]
- "Neil Gibson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 14 February 2017.
- "Neil Gibson Profile". TranmereRovers.co.uk. Tranmere Rovers Football Club. Archived from the original on 17 December 2000. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- Jones, Dave (30 March 2011). "Lee Jones is new Prestatyn Town FC manager". North Wales Live. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- Jones, Dave (25 January 2018). "EXCLUSIVE: Neil Gibson - Why I've left Prestatyn Town FC". North Wales Live. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- Jones, Dave (8 October 2018). "Neil Gibson returns to Prestatyn Town as manager". North Wales Live. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- Jones, Dave (9 October 2020). "Manager Neil Gibson leaves Prestatyn Town FC". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- Jones, Dave (9 October 2020). "Neil Gibson: Why I've left Prestatyn Town for a second time". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 1 January 2022.
- Jones, Dave (nd). "Neil Gibson is the new manager of Flint Town United". Grassroots North Wales. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- "Neil Gibson confirmed as new manager of Flint Town United". deeside.com. 8 December 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- "Flint Town United rocked by Neil Gibson departure". Y Clwb Pel-Droed. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
- FC, Connah's Quay Nomads. "CLUB STATEMENT: Nomads appoint Gibson as new Manager". Connah's Quay Nomads FC. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
- Neil Gibson at Soccerbase
- Neil Gibson at TranmereRovers.co.uk
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