Neil MacFarlane (footballer)
Neil MacFarlane outside Palmerston Park, Dumfries
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Neil MacFarlane | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunoon, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central defensive midfielder | ||
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Current team
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Milton Keynes Dons (first-team coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Glasgow Amateurs U21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Queen's Park | 36 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Kilmarnock | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Queen's Park (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Clyde (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Airdrieonians | 28 | (3) |
| 2002–2006 | Heart of Midlothian | 73 | (0) |
| 2006 | Aberdeen | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Gretna | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Queen of the South | 61 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Greenock Morton | 16 | (0) |
| 2010 | Airdrie United (trial) | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Annan Athletic | 9 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2013 | Falkirk (assistant manager) | ||
| 2013–2015 | Coventry City (assistant manager) | ||
| 2015 | Coventry City (caretaker) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Fleetwood Town (assistant manager) | ||
| 2016– | Milton Keynes Dons (first-team coach) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 February 2013. |
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Neil MacFarlane (born 10 October 1977 in Dunoon), is a former Scottish professional Association footballer who played mainly as a central defensive midfielder. As a coach and assistant manager he has enjoyed spells at clubs including Coventry City, Fleetwood Town and Falkirk. MacFarlane is currently first-team coach of English League One side Milton Keynes Dons.
MacFarlane began his senior career in 1999 with Queen's Park before moving to Kilmarnock in 2000. Failing to play in any first-team match for Killie, MacFarlane spent most of his solitary season at Rugby Park on loan back at Queen's Park and then another at Clyde. Following his release in 2001, MacFarlane joined Airdrieonians, where he played nearly thirty league matches before a knee injury ended his season prematurely. Despite being injured, MacFarlane joined Hearts in July 2002, with manager Craig Levein signing the player on a part-time deal due to his injury problems. MacFarlane made his debut at the end of November and was awarded a new, full-time deal two months later.
On transfer deadline day in August 2005, MacFarlane was on the verge of joining fellow SPL side Dundee United when the Hearts board cancelled the transfer, despite the player having already travelled to Tannadice to agree personal terms and undertake a medical. Instead, MacFarlane was allowed to leave in the following window in January, where he secured a short-term move to Aberdeen. After starting only two matches for the Dons, MacFarlane was told in late April he could leave at the end of the season and he subsequently joined Gretna a month later. After injuries restricted him to just eight appearances in his first season at Raydale Park, MacFarlane was released halfway through his two-year contract, leaving him free to join Queen of the South in June 2007.
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