 Sullivan with Leeds United in 2005 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Sullivan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1970[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Sutton, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1988 | Wimbledon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–2000 | Wimbledon | 181 | (0) |
| 1992 | → Crystal Palace (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2000–2003 | Tottenham Hotspur | 64 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Chelsea | 4 | (0) |
| 2004–2007 | Leeds United | 95 | (0) |
| 2006 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2007–2013 | Doncaster Rovers | 184 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → AFC Wimbledon (loan) | 20 | (0) |
| Total | 565 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1997–2003 | Scotland | 28 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Neil Sullivan (born 24 February 1970) is a professional football player and coach. He played as a goalkeeper from 1988 until 2013, playing in the Premier League for Wimbledon, Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea, and represented Scotland internationally.
He started his career with Wimbledon, and remained with The Dons for twelve years during which he made 181 league appearances. He also at times covered for the likes of Dave Beasant, Hans Segers and Paul Heald, and also spent a period on loan at Crystal Palace. In 2000, he moved to Tottenham Hotspur where he replaced Ian Walker as the club's favoured keeper. In 2003, he departed Tottenham after losing his place in the team and was signed as a back-up keeper by rivals Chelsea.
In 2004, he moved to freshly relegated Football Championship side Leeds United where he remained until 2007. Whilst at Leeds he eventually lost his place in the team and was loaned out to Doncaster Rovers in both 2006 and 2007. In 2007, he joined Rovers on a permanent deal where he remained the club's favoured keeper until the 2012–13 season when he was loaned to AFC Wimbledon, the side formed after the relocation of his first club. Sullivan returned to Doncaster towards the end of the year and aided Doncaster to the League One title. In July 2013, he announced he was leaving Doncaster. After rejecting offers to prolong his playing career, he started working as a goalkeeping coach.
Between 1997 and 2003, Sullivan was capped 28 times by Scotland. He was selected for the 1998 FIFA World Cup, where he was the second choice goalkeeper behind Jim Leighton.
- ^ "Professional retain list & free transfers: 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. p. 82. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 August 2014.
- ^ "Neil Sullivan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Neil Sullivan: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 16 March 2020.