Neil Tolson
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Tolson playing for Hyde | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Tolson | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Walsall, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Altrincham (assistant manager) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1992 | Walsall | 9 | (1) |
| 1992–1993 | Oldham Athletic | 3 | (0) |
| 1993–1996 | Bradford City | 63 | (12) |
| 1995 | → Chester City (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | York City | 72 | (13) |
| 1999–2001 | Southend United | 36 | (11) |
| 2002–2003 | Leigh RMI | 10 | (1) |
| 2003 | Kettering Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2003 | Halifax Town | 3 | (0) |
| 2003–2011 | Hyde | 124 | (54) |
| Total | 325 | (92) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2008–2011 | Hyde | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Neil Tolson (born 25 October 1973) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a striker. He is currently assistant manager to Lee Sinnott at Conference National side Altrincham after being sacked as manager of Hyde in May 2011.
Career
Born in Walsall, Staffordshire, Tolson was York City's top scorer for the 1996–97 season, with 17 goals in all competitions,[1] including one as York beat Premier League side Everton 3–2 in the second round second leg of the League Cup.
He was released by Leigh RMI in January 2003 and joined Kettering Town in February.[2][3] He signed for Halifax Town a month later.[4]
Tolson joined Hyde United in July 2003 and was appointed Assistant Manager of the club in July 2007 before becoming Player-Manager in September 2008. After eight years at the club playing roles of manager, player and assistant manager, on 4 April 2011 he was relieved of his duties by the new board of directors.[5] He left having scored 82 goals in 176 appearances for the club in all competitions.[6] He later joined Altrincham as assistant manager to Lee Sinnott in June 2011.[7]
References
- ↑ "York 1996/1997 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ↑ "Leigh let Tolson go". BBC Sport. 2003-01-15. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ↑ "Tolson joins Kettering". BBC Sport. 2003-02-13. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ↑ "Shaymen swoop for Tolson". BBC Sport. 2003-03-27. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ↑ "Statement from the Board". Hyde F.C. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
- ↑ "Player Statistics: Neil Tolson". Hyde Football Club: Database. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
- ↑ White, Andy (2011-06-02). "Tolson Appointed Alty Number Two". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 2011-06-03.
