Neil Adams (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil James Adams | ||
| Date of birth | 23 November 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Stoke-on-Trent, England | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Norwich City (loans manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1985 | Stoke City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | Stoke City | 32 | (4) |
| 1986–1989 | Everton | 20 | (0) |
| 1989 | → Oldham Athletic (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1989–1994 | Oldham Athletic | 129 | (23) |
| 1994–1999 | Norwich City | 182 | (25) |
| 1999–2001 | Oldham Athletic | 47 | (4) |
| Total | 419 | (56) | |
| National team | |||
| 1986 | England U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2014–2015 | Norwich City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Neil James Adams (born 23 November 1965) is an English former professional footballer and former manager of Norwich City. He played as a midfielder for Stoke City, Everton, Oldham Athletic and Norwich City.
Adams began his career playing for his local club Stoke City, where he quickly earned a reputation of being a tricky and productive winger. This prompted Everton to pay a fee of £150,000 for his signature in June 1986. He was part of the Everton's Championship-winning squad in 1987, but injuries prevented him from reaching his potential at Goodison Park and after three years he moved on to Oldham Athletic. At Oldham, Adams played a major role in helping the club gain promotion to the newly formed Premier League in 1992 and also helped the Latics to reach the 1990 League Cup Final. He signed for Norwich City in February 1994 for a fee of £250,000. He became a regular in the Norwich for the next six seasons before ending his playing career with another two years at Oldham. After retiring from playing, Adams became a pundit for BBC Radio Norfolk, before taking up a coaching role at the Norwich City Academy – guiding the U-18 team to victory in the 2012–13 FA Youth Cup. In April 2014 Adams was appointed first-team manager following the departure of Chris Hughton.
Adams was born in Stoke-on-Trent and began his career with local side Stoke City making his professional debut against Coventry City in the Full Members Cup in 1985–86. He made a huge impression with his performances for Stoke in his debut season, with his attacking creativity and deadly accurate crossing ability earning him a call up to the England U21 side for their European Championship semi-final tie in Italy. With Stoke's finances poor and many top-flight sides showing an interest in signing him, he was sold to Everton in June 1986 for a fee of £150,000 after the Toffees beat off competition from Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, much to the annoyance to the Stoke supporters who feared that their club was becoming a 'selling club'.
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