Neil Redfearn

Neil Redfearn
Redfearn managing Leeds United in 2014
Personal information
Full name Neil David Redfearn
Date of birth (1965-06-20) 20 June 1965
Place of birth Dewsbury, England
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
–1982 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1984 Bolton Wanderers 35 (1)
1984–1986 Lincoln City 100 (13)
1986–1987 Doncaster Rovers 46 (14)
1987–1988 Crystal Palace 57 (10)
1988–1989 Watford 24 (3)
1989–1991 Oldham Athletic 62 (16)
1991–1998 Barnsley 292 (72)
1998–1999 Charlton Athletic 30 (3)
1999–2000 Bradford City 17 (1)
2000–2001 Wigan Athletic 22 (7)
2001–2002 Halifax Town 42 (6)
2002–2004 Boston United 54 (12)
2004 Rochdale 9 (0)
2004–2006 Scarborough 61 (18)
2006–2007 Bradford Park Avenue
2007 Stocksbridge Park Steels
2007 Frickley Athletic
2007–2008 Bridlington Town
2008 Emley
2008 Salford City
Total 851 (176)
Managerial career
2001 Halifax Town (caretaker)
2002 Halifax Town (caretaker)
2005–2006 Scarborough
2007 Northwich Victoria
2008 York City (caretaker)
2012 Leeds United (caretaker)
2013 Leeds United (caretaker)
2014 Leeds United (caretaker)
2014–2015 Leeds United
2015–2016 Rotherham United
2017–2018 Doncaster Rovers Belles
2018 Liverpool Women
2020–2022 Sheffield United Women
2025 Farsley Celtic
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neil David Redfearn (born 20 June 1965) is an English football coach and former player who was most recently the manager of Farsley Celtic.

Redfearn, a midfielder, played 790 matches in the Football League, the sixth highest total of all time, and more than a thousand first team games overall in a career that has spanned 24 years. He has had spells as caretaker manager of Halifax Town and York City and as manager of Scarborough, Northwich Victoria and Leeds United.