Neil Shipperley
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Jason Shipperley | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1974 | ||
| Place of birth | Chatham, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Chelsea | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1995 | Chelsea | 37 | (7) |
| 1994 | → Watford (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Southampton | 66 | (12) |
| 1996–1998 | Crystal Palace | 61 | (20) |
| 1998–1999 | Nottingham Forest | 20 | (1) |
| 1999–2001 | Barnsley | 78 | (27) |
| 2001–2003 | Wimbledon | 87 | (32) |
| 2003–2005 | Crystal Palace | 41 | (8) |
| 2005–2007 | Sheffield United | 39 | (11) |
| 2007 | Brentford | 11 | (0) |
| 2013 | North Greenford United | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 446 | (119) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1993–1995 | England U21 | 7 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2010 | Bedfont | ||
| 2010–2011 | Walton Casuals | ||
| 2011–2012 | North Greenford United | ||
| 2012–2014 | North Greenford United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:32, 22 March 2010 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 December 2007 |
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Neil Jason Shipperley (born 30 October 1974) is an English former professional footballer turned manager.
As a player he played as a centre-forward from 1992 until 2007 notably in the Premier League for Chelsea, Southampton, Crystal Palace, Nottingham Forest and Sheffield United. He also played in the Football League for Watford, Barnsley, Wimbledon and Brentford. He was also capped 7 times by the England U21 team, scoring 3 goals. Following retirement he moved into management with Bedfont before becoming manager of Walton Casuals of the Isthmian League Division One South. He was manager of Southern Football League side North Greenford United having been in the post from December 2011 to May 2012, before leaving to pursue opportunities at a higher level, however he returned in October 2012 following the sacking of Jon-Barrie Bates, only to resign in February 2014.
Shipperley began his career as a trainee at Chelsea on leaving school in 1991 and was an occasional member of the first team, making his debut in the 1992–93 season and scoring once in three games that season. He played 24 times and scored four goals for them in 1993–94, although he was not selected in their squad for the 1994 FA Cup Final, which they lost 4–0 to Manchester United. He played a further 10 games in 1994–95, scoring twice, but he was unable to get a regular place in the team due to the presence of Mark Stein, Paul Furlong and John Spencer. He was loaned out to Watford during the autumn of 1994, and soon after returning to Stamford Bridge, he was transferred to Southampton, in January 1995.
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