Neal Ardley
Neal Christopher Ardley (born 1 September 1972) is an English professional football manager and former player who played as a right midfielder. He is currently the manager of York City.
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Ardley as manager of AFC Wimbledon in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neal Christopher Ardley | ||
| Date of birth | 1 September 1972 | ||
| Place of birth | Epsom, England | ||
| Position(s) | Right midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | York City (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Wimbledon | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–2002 | Wimbledon | 245 | (18) |
| 2002–2005 | Watford | 111 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | Cardiff City | 38 | (1) |
| 2006–2007 | Millwall | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 415 | (26) | |
| International career | |||
| 1993–1994 | England U21 | 10 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2007–2012 | Cardiff City Academy | ||
| 2012–2018 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| 2018–2021 | Notts County | ||
| 2021–2023 | Solihull Moors | ||
| 2023– | York City | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ardley was capped at Under-21 level by England. Ardley spent the majority of his career with Wimbledon, making his debut for them on 20 April 1991 at the age of 18 in a 2–1 away win over Aston Villa in the Football League First Division. He went on to make over 100 appearances for Watford before having spells at Cardiff City and Millwall.
Ardley announced his retirement from professional football on 30 August 2007 after suffering a series of injuries. On the same day, Ardley announced that he would return to former club Cardiff City having been appointed manager of the Cardiff City Youth Academy. He was the manager of AFC Wimbledon from 10 October 2012 to 12 November 2018. He took over as manager of Notts County on 23 November 2018.