Neil Oliver (footballer)

Neil Oliver
Personal information
Date of birth (1967-04-11) 11 April 1967 (age 57)
Place of birth Berwick-upon-Tweed, England
Position(s) Full-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Coldstream
1985–1989 Berwick Rangers 93 (0)
1989–1991 Blackburn Rovers 6 (0)
1991–1999 Falkirk 170 (3)
1998–1999 Hamilton Academical 6 (0)
1999–2000 Clydebank 18 (0)
1999–2001 Berwick Rangers 10 (0)
2000–2001 Hamilton Academical 5 (0)
2001–2002 East Fife 15 (1)
Linlithgow Rose
Total 323 (4)
Managerial career
2009–2013 Duns
2014 Coldstream
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neil Oliver (born 11 April 1967) is an English former footballer[1] who played for Berwick Rangers, Blackburn Rovers, Falkirk, Hamilton Academical, Clydebank and East Fife.

Following a spell as a coach of the Berwick Rangers reserve team, Oliver became manager of Duns in 2009, taking them from the Border Amateur League into the East of Scotland League in 2011–12.[2][3] He parted company with Duns in August 2013,[4] and was appointed manager of East of Scotland League Premier Division side Coldstream on 21 January 2014.[2] On 15 October 2014, Neil resigned as manager of Coldstream.[5]

  1. ^ "Neil Oliver". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b "Neil Oliver relishing new challenge at Coldstream". berwickshirenews.co.uk. 24 January 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Duns boss Oliver picks up coach of year award". berwick-advertiser.co.uk. 31 October 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2017. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Statement from Neil Oliver". Duns Football Club. 28 August 2013. Retrieved 13 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Coldstream manager Neil Oliver resigns". berwickshirenews.co.uk. 15 October 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2017.