Neil Thomas Richardson (born 3 March 1968) is an English former footballer who played as a centre back.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Thomas Richardson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1968-03-03) 3 March 1968 (age 54) | ||
| Place of birth | Sunderland, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1989 | Brandon United | ? | (?) |
| 1989–1999 | Rotherham United | 185 | (9) |
| 1996 | → Exeter City (loan) | 14 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | Mansfield Town | 31 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Richardson joined Rotherham United from Brandon United in August 1989. He had a loan at Exeter City in 1996. Whilst at Rotherham he was a part of the team that won the 1996 Football League Trophy Final.[2] After making 226 appearances and scoring 12 goals for Rotherham, he joined Mansfield Town in August 1999. He retired from playing after making 35 appearances for the club.
After being a coach at Mansfield Town,[3] he became the Boston United head of youth football in April 2005.[4] He worked as caretaker youth coach at York City in 2006 after Ian Kerr was suffering from illness,[5]