Neil Webb
English footballer (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Neil John Webb (born 30 July 1963) is an English football manager, former footballer and television pundit.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Neil John Webb | ||
Date of birth | (1963-07-30) 30 July 1963 (age 60) | ||
Place of birth | Reading, Berkshire, England | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1980–1982 | Reading | 72 | (22) |
1982–1985 | Portsmouth | 123 | (34) |
1985–1989 | Nottingham Forest | 146 | (47) |
1989–1992 | Manchester United | 75 | (8) |
1992–1996 | Nottingham Forest | 30 | (3) |
1994 | → Swindon Town (loan) | 6 | (0) |
1995 | → Instant-Dict (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1996 | Grimsby Town | 4 | (1) |
1996–1997 | Aldershot Town | 36 | (6) |
1999–2000 | Merthyr Tydfil | ||
Total | 486 | (121) | |
International career | |||
1985–1986 | England U21 | 3 | (0) |
1987–1992 | England | 26 | (4) |
1990–1992 | England B | 4 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
1997 | Weymouth | ||
2001 | Reading Town | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He primarily played as a midfielder but also played as a defender between 1980 and 1997, notably in the top flight for Manchester United and Nottingham Forest, with the latter seeing him play in the Premier League. He also played in the Football League with Portsmouth, Reading, Swindon Town and Grimsby Town as well as in Hong Kong for Instant-Dict and in non-league for Aldershot Town and Merthyr Tydfil. He was capped 26 times by England, scoring 4 goals.
He has largely worked as a pundit since retiring, but did have two managerial spells in charge of non-league clubs Weymouth and Reading Town.