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Neil Matthews (born 19 September 1966) is an English former football forward who scored 68 goals from 258 appearances in the lower divisions of the Football League. He played for Grimsby Town, Scunthorpe United, Halifax Town, Bolton Wanderers, Stockport County, Lincoln City and Bury, before moving into non-league football.[3] Matthews played in the Football Conference for Dagenham & Redbridge and Leigh RMI,[2] and in the Northern Premier League for Gainsborough Trinity,[4] Guiseley, Leigh RMI[5] and Chorley.[6]

Neil Matthews

Personal information
Full name	Neil Matthews[1]
Date of birth	(1966-09-19) 19 September 1966 (age 55)[1]
Place of birth	Grimsby,[1] England
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
–	Grimsby Town
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1987	Grimsby Town	11	(1)
1985	→ Scunthorpe United (loan)	1	(0)
1986	→ Halifax Town (loan)	9	(2)
1987	→ Bolton Wanderers (loan)	1	(0)
1987–1990	Halifax Town	105	(29)
1990–1992	Stockport County	33	(15)
1991	→ Halifax Town (loan)	3	(0)
1992–1995	Lincoln City	83	(20)
1994	→ Bury (loan)	3	(1)
–	Dagenham & Redbridge	3	(2)
–	Gainsborough Trinity
199?–1998	Guiseley
1998–2001	Leigh RMI[lower-alpha 1]	13	(2)
2001	Chorley
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

A back problem caused his retirement from playing football in 2001,[7] after which he joined the staff of Huddersfield Town's youth academy.[8]

After working with their youth team,[9] he became Bradford City's Academy Manager in September 2019.[10][11]

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