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Welsh footballer

Neil Gibson (footballer, born 1979)

Key facts

date of birthOctober 10, 1979
occupationassociation football player, association football coach
place of birthSt Asaph
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Full name
Neil David Gibson
Date of birth
11 October 1979
Place of birth
St Asaph, Wales
Height
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position
Midfielder
Current team
Altrincham (manager)
1992–1997
Tranmere Rovers
Years
Team
1997–2000
Tranmere Rovers
2000–2001
Rhyl
2001–2002
Sheffield Wednesday
2002–2003
Southport
2003–2005
Halesowen Town
2005
Leigh RMI
2005–2012
Prestatyn Town
1998–1999
Wales U21
2007–2011
Prestatyn Town
2012–2018
Prestatyn Town
2018–2020
Prestatyn Town
2020–2022
Flint Town United
2022–2024
Connah's Quay Nomads
2025
Wealdstone
2025–
Altrincham

Neil David Gibson (born 11 October 1979) is a Welsh manager and former footballer who is the manager of Altrincham.

Management career

He was manager of Prestatyn Town from the 2007–2008 season until March 2011 when Lee Jones became first team manager and Gibson became Director of Football. He returned to the post of first team manager the following season, leading the club until January 2018 when he resigned.

After a short spell as a coach with Connah's Quay Nomads, he returned to Prestatyn Town as manager in October 2018. After leading the club to the Cymru North championship title in the 2019–20 season he left the club in October 2020, unhappy with the direction of the club under the new owner Jamie Welsh.

In December 2020 he was appointed manager of Flint Town United. He departed from the club in June 2022.

In August 2022, he returned to Connah's Quay Nomads as the club's first team manager prior to the start of the 2022-23 Cymru Premier season.

On 13 August 2024, Gibson parted company with the club.

On 27 January 2025, Gibson was appointed manager of National League side Wealdstone. On 26 May 2025, he departed the club by mutual consent due to the difficulties in commuting from Wales.

On 23 October 2025, Gibson was appointed interim manager of Altrincham following the dismissal of Phil Parkinson. On 25 November 2025, Gibson was appointed permanently as manager of Altrincham

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