Neil Tolson

Neil Tolson

Tolson playing for Hyde
Personal information
Full nameNeil Tolson
Date of birth25 October 1973
Place of birthWalsall, England
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Playing positionStriker
Club information
Current team
Altrincham (assistant manager)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1991–1992Walsall9(1)
1992–1993Oldham Athletic3(0)
1993–1996Bradford City63(12)
1995Chester City (loan)4(0)
1996–1999York City72(13)
1999–2001Southend United36(11)
2002–2003Leigh RMI10(1)
2003Kettering Town1(0)
2003Halifax Town3(0)
2003–2011Hyde124(54)
Total325(92)
Teams managed
2008–2011Hyde
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Neil Tolson (born 25 October 1973) is an English former footballer who is currently assistant manager to Lee Sinnott at Conference National side Altrincham after being sacked as manager of Hyde in May 2011.

Career

Born in Walsall, Staffordshire, Tolson was York City's top scorer for the 1996–97 season, with 17 goals in all competitions,[1] including one as York beat Premier League side Everton 3–2 in the second round second leg of the League Cup.

He was released by Leigh RMI in January 2003 and joined Kettering Town in February.[2][3] He signed for Halifax Town a month later.[4]

Tolson joined Hyde United in July 2003 and was appointed Assistant Manager of the club in July 2007 before becoming Player-Manager in September 2008. After eight years at the club playing roles of manager, player and assistant manager, on 4 April 2011 he was relieved of his duties by the new board of directors.[5] He left having scored 82 goals in 176 appearances for the club in all competitions.[6] He later joined Altrincham as assistant manager to Lee Sinnott in June 2011.[7]

References

  1. "York 1996/1997 player appearances". Soccerbase. Retrieved 2007-09-22.
  2. "Leigh let Tolson go". BBC Sport. 2003-01-15. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  3. "Tolson joins Kettering". BBC Sport. 2003-02-13. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  4. "Shaymen swoop for Tolson". BBC Sport. 2003-03-27. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  5. "Statement from the Board". Hyde F.C. Retrieved 2011-04-05.
  6. "Player Statistics: Neil Tolson". Hyde Football Club: Database. Retrieved 2011-12-28.
  7. White, Andy (2011-06-02). "Tolson Appointed Alty Number Two". The Non-League Paper. Retrieved 2011-06-03.

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