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Neil Tolson 
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 club 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) Teams managed 2008–2011 Hyde 2011– Altrincham (assistant manager) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Neil Tolson (born 25 October 1973) is a former English footballer who is currently assistant manager to Lee Sinnott at Conference North 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, the 4 April 2011 saw him sacked by the new board of directors.[5] He later joined Altrincham as assistant manager to Lee Sinnott in June 2011.[6]
References
- ^ "York 1996/1997 player appearances". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=126&teamid=2910. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ "Leigh let Tolson go". BBC Sport. 2003-01-15. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leigh_rmi/2661667.stm. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ "Tolson joins Kettering". BBC Sport. 2003-02-13. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/l/leigh_rmi/2683249.stm. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ "Shaymen swoop for Tolson". BBC Sport. 2003-03-27. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/h/halifax_town/2892647.stm. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
- ^ "Statement from the Board". hydefc.co.uk. http://www.hydefc.co.uk/newsarticle.php?id=345. Retrieved April 5, 2011.
- ^ White, Andy (2 June 2011). "Tolson Appointed Alty Number Two". The Non-League Paper. http://www.thenonleaguefootballpaper.com/article.asp?aid=12468&iid=243&sud=213. Retrieved 3 June 2011.
External links
- Neil Tolson career stats at Soccerbase
- Neil Tolson player stats at hydefc.co.uk
Categories:- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Walsall
- English footballers
- Association football forwards
- Walsall F.C. players
- Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players
- Bradford City A.F.C. players
- Chester City F.C. players
- York City F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Leigh Genesis F.C. players
- Kettering Town F.C. players
- Halifax Town A.F.C. players
- Hyde F.C. players
- English football managers
- Premier League players
- The Football League players
- Conference National players
- Hyde F.C. managers
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