Neil Price | |
Birth Date: | 15 February 1964 |
Birth Place: | Hemel Hempstead, England |
Height: | 5 ft 9 in[1] |
Position: | Left back |
Youthclubs1: | Watford |
Years1: | 1983–1985 |
Clubs1: | Watford |
Caps1: | 8 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 1984 |
Clubs2: | → Plymouth Argyle (loan) |
Caps2: | 1 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 1985 |
Clubs3: | → Blackpool (loan) |
Caps3: | 13 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 1985–1986 |
Clubs4: | Swansea City |
Caps4: | 3 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Years5: | 1986–1988 |
Clubs5: | Wycombe Wanderers |
Years6: | 1989–1990 |
Clubs6: | Wealdstone |
Years7: | 1991–1992 |
Clubs7: | Staines Town |
Totalcaps: | 25 |
Totalgoals: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 1991–1992 |
Managerclubs1: | Staines Town |
Manageryears2: | 1995–1997 |
Managerclubs2: | Hendon |
Managerclubs3: | Walton & Hersham |
Managerclubs4: | Hemel Hempstead Town |
Neil Price (born 15 February 1964) is an English former professional footballer who played as a left back.
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 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]
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]
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