Neil Maddison

Neil Maddison
Personal information
Full name Neil Stanley Maddison[1]
Date of birth (1969-10-02) 2 October 1969 (age 55)[1]
Place of birth Darlington, England[1]
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Middlesbrough
(Academy Ambassador)
Youth career
1984–1988 Southampton
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1997 Southampton 169 (19)
1997–2001 Middlesbrough 56 (4)
2000Barnsley (loan) 3 (0)
2001Bristol City (loan) 7 (1)
2001–2007 Darlington 115 (4)
Total 350 (28)
Managerial career
2006 Darlington (joint caretaker)
2009 Darlington (joint caretaker)
2010 Darlington (joint caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neil Stanley Maddison (born 2 October 1969) is an English football coach, former professional footballer and co-commentator. He is the academy ambassador and player welfare officer at Middlesbrough.

As a player, he was predominantly a central midfield who notably played in the Premier League for Southampton and Middlesbrough, before going on to play in the Football League with Barnsley, Bristol City and Darlington.

He would initially remain with Darlington following the end of his playing career and worked in a variety of roles at the club, as well as managing the first team on a temporary basis on three occasions. He has since worked with the Middlesbrough academy and has co-commentated on games for BBC Tees since the start of the 2013–14 season.

  1. ^ a b c "Neil Maddison". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Neil Maddison". ESPNsoccernet. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 19 September 2011.