Neil McDonald (footballer)
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Neil Raymond McDonald (born 2 November 1965) is a football manager, coach and former player, in the right back and midfield positions.[2] He is currently assistant coach of National League North side Kidderminster Harriers.
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 McDonald as a coach with West Ham United in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Raymond McDonald | ||
| Date of birth | (1965-11-02) 2 November 1965 (age 58) | ||
| Place of birth | Wallsend, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Right back, midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kidderminster Harriers (assistant manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wallsend Boys Club | |||
| Carlisle United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1983–1988 | Newcastle United | 180 | (24) |
| 1988–1991 | Everton | 90 | (4) |
| 1991–1994 | Oldham Athletic | 21 | (1) |
| 1994–1995 | Bolton Wanderers | 6 | (0) |
| 1995–1998 | Preston North End | 34 | (0) |
| Total | 331 | (29) | |
| International career | |||
| 1986–1987 | England U21 | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1997–2000 | Preston North End (assistant manager) | ||
| 2000–2005 | Bolton Wanderers (U-23) | ||
| 2005-2006 | Crystal Palace (assistant manager) | ||
| 2006-2007 | Carlisle United | ||
| 2007 | Östersunds FK | ||
| 2007-2008 | Lincoln City (assistant manager) | ||
| 2008 | Leeds United (conditioning coach) | ||
| 2009-2010 | Blackburn Rovers (assistant manager) | ||
| 2011-2015 | West Ham United (assistant manager) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Blackpool | ||
| 2016–2017 | Hull City (assistant manager) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Limerick | ||
| 2018 | Scunthorpe United (assistant manager) | ||
| 2018 | Swindon Town (assistant manager) | ||
| 2019–2020 | Hyderabad FC (assistant coach) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Walsall (assistant coach) | ||
| 2022 | Barrow Association Football Club (assistant coach) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Bengaluru FC (assistant coach) | ||
| 2024– | Kidderminster Harriers (assistant manager) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During his career he played for the England under 21 team. As a manager, he has been in charge at Carlisle United and Östersunds FK. On 18 December 2008 he was appointed Assistant Manager of Blackburn Rovers, and was sacked on 13 December 2010 along with manager Sam Allardyce. On 1 June 2011, Allardyce announced McDonald as his assistant manager at West Ham United. On 2 June 2015, McDonald was appointed as manager of Blackpool on a rolling one-year contract, leaving the post on 18 May 2016. On 16 January 2023 he became assistant manager under Phil Brown at Kidderminster Harriers.[3]