Neil McNab
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil McNab | ||
| Date of birth | 4 June 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Greenock, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Greenock Morton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1972–1974 | Greenock Morton | 14 | (0) |
| 1974–1978 | Tottenham Hotspur | 72 | (3) |
| 1978–1980 | Bolton Wanderers | 35 | (4) |
| 1980–1983 | Brighton and Hove Albion | 103 | (4) |
| 1982 | → Leeds United (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 1983 | → Portsmouth (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1983–1990 | Manchester City | 221 | (16) |
| 1990–1992 | Tranmere Rovers | 105 | (6) |
| 1992 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Ayr United | 4 | (0) |
| 1993 | Darlington | 4 | (0) |
| 1993 | Derry City | 13 | (0) |
| 1994 | Witton Albion | 12 | (0) |
| 1994 | Long Island Rough Riders | ||
| National team | |||
| 1978 | Scotland U21 | 1 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002 | Exeter City | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Neil McNab (born 4 June 1957) is a former Scottish footballer who played in the midfield position.
McNab began his career in 1972 with Greenock Morton where he made 14 appearances before 1974, becoming the club's youngest ever professional. He was signed by Tottenham Hotspur and became their youngest ever first team player at age 16. He made 72 appearances for Spurs, scoring 3 goals. He played for the Scottish national team at the U-15, U-18 and U-21 levels.
In November 1978 he was transferred to Bolton Wanderers for a fee of £250,000, making 35 appearances and scoring 4 goals, before Brighton and Hove Albion acquired his services for the fee of £220,000 in February 1980. During 1982 he played in loan spells at Leeds United and Portsmouth.
Then in 1983 he signed for £35,000 for Manchester City with whom he stayed until 1990. He was arguably City's player of the eighties, being voted Player of the Year in both the 1986–87 and 1988–89 seasons. A skilful and very combative defensive midfielder, Neil inspired a young team to promotion from the Second Division in 1989. He played 221 league matches for City and scored 16 goals.
He left for Tranmere Rovers in January 1990 for £125,000, the third six-figure move of his career, and played over 100 first-team games for them, including two Leyland-DAF Cup finals at Wembley.
He subsequently also enjoyed spells playing for Huddersfield Town, Ayr United, Darlington, Derry City, Witton Albion, and the Long Island Rough Riders in the USA.
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