Neil Austin (footballer)
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Austin playing for Hartlepool United in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Jeffrey Austin | ||
| Date of birth | 26 April 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Barnsley, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | Barnsley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2007 | Barnsley | 148 | (0) |
| 2002 | → Gateshead (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Darlington | 62 | (5) |
| 2009–2015 | Hartlepool United | 223 | (10) |
| 2015–2018 | Shaw Lane | 46 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Gainsborough Trinity | 35 | (0) |
| Total | 517 | (15) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | England U16 | 9 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | England U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | England U20 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:08, 13 July 2015 (UTC) | |||
Neil Jeffrey Austin (born 26 April 1983) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender.
He started his career at Barnsley, and spent time playing for Darlington and Hartlepool United in the Football League, and played at non-League level with Gateshead, Shaw Lane and Gainsborough Trinity. He also earned a combined 26 Youth international caps with England at U15 to U20 levels.