Neil McDonald (footballer)
McDonald as coach with West Ham United
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Raymond McDonald | ||
| Date of birth | 2 November 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Wallsend, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Right Back, Midfielder | ||
| 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) |
| National team | |||
| 1986–1987 | England U21 | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2006–2007 | Carlisle United | ||
| 2007 | Östersunds FK | ||
| 2009 | Blackburn Rovers (caretaker) | ||
| 2015–2016 | Blackpool | ||
| 2016–2017 | Hull City (assistant) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Neil Raymond McDonald (born 2 November 1965 in Wallsend, North Tyneside) is a football manager, coach and former player, in the right back and midfield positions. He was assistant head coach to Premier League side Hull City from October 2016 until January 2017.
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.
McDonald started his playing career at his local youth team Wallsend Boys Club before joining Carlisle United as a schoolboy, where he represented England at schoolboy level. He then joined Newcastle United as an apprentice where he went on to play over 200 league and cup games. He also was an England Youth and England under 21 international while at St. James'.
McDonald then joined Everton, for £525,000, in the summer of 1988. At Everton he played in the 1989 FA Cup Final against local rivals Liverpool. Everton lost the game 3–2.
McDonald's Everton career lasted 3 years with McDonald playing over 100 league and cup games. Memorable moments, apart from the 1989 FA Cup final appearance, were being part of the Everton side that topped the First Division in the late autumn of 1989 (though they were unable to sustain their title challenge in the long run and finished sixth) and being voted club player of the year for the 1990–91 season.
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