Neil Price (footballer)

English footballer

Neil Price
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-02-15) 15 February 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Hemel Hempstead, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)[1]
Position(s) Left back
Youth career
Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1985 Watford 8 (0)
1984 → Plymouth Argyle (loan) 1 (0)
1985 → Blackpool (loan) 13 (0)
1985–1986 Swansea City 3 (0)
1986–1988 Wycombe Wanderers
1989–1990 Wealdstone
1991–1992 Staines Town
Total 25 (0)
Managerial career
1991–1992 Staines Town
1995–1997 Hendon
Walton & Hersham
Hemel Hempstead Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neil Price (born 15 February 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back.

Playing career

Born in Hemel Hempstead, Price played for Watford, Plymouth Argyle, Blackpool and Swansea City, making a total of 25 appearances in the Football League.[2] He retired from professional football in 1988 due to a knee injury,[3] and played non-league football with Wycombe Wanderers, Wealdstone and Staines Town.[4]

At Watford he played two games in Watford's first (and as of 2012[update] only) season in the UEFA Cup, and seven of his eight league games were in the top division of English football.[5] He also played in the 1984 FA Cup Final.[6]

He joined Plymouth Argyle on loan in February 1984 alongside fellow Watford player Francis Cassidy, and made two appearances for them.[7]

Coaching career

After retiring as a player he worked as a manager. He was manager of Staines Town between July 1991 and January 1992.[8] He was also in charge of Hendon, Walton & Hersham, reaching the FA Cup 1st rnd v Swansea and also gaining promotion in his first season. He was in charge of Hendon from 1995 to 1997.[9] Also reaching round 1 of the FA Cup v Cardiff . He joined Hemel Hempstead Town gaining a promotion with them before leaving due to work commitments.[10]

Later life

Price later worked as a match commentator for BBC Three Counties Radio,[3] and in 2013 he was running a pub with his brother.[11] He now works as a football consultant for a London-based Agency as well as match day analyst for the PFA

References

  1. ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 66. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
  2. ^ "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b Chris Bevan and Chris Charles (8 March 2007). "Where are they now?". BBC Sport. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  4. ^ "Profile". World Football. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  5. ^ Jones, Trefor (1996). Watford Football Club Illustrated Who's Who. p. 189. ISBN 0-9527458-0-1.
  6. ^ Kevin Grogan (13 November 1996). "Price's Wembley memories on hold". The Independent. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  7. ^ "Profile". Greens on Screen. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  8. ^ "Club Info". Staines Town F.C. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  9. ^ "Profile". Hendon F.C. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  10. ^ "Football: All set for the campaign challenges". Hereford Times. 17 August 2001. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
  11. ^ Chris Wright (26 February 2013). "Former Hornet, Neil Price, says Yellow and Red Lion pub is 'paying the price' for link with Laurence Bassini". Watford Observer. Retrieved 7 February 2015.
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