Neil Thompson (born 2 October 1963) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played for Scarborough, Ipswich Town and Barnsley amongst others. Playing career Thompson was born in Beverley, East Riding of Yorkshire. Whilst at Barnsley he played in the 1997–98 Premier League with the South Yorkshire club, appearing in three matches as a starter. Coaching career Thompson subsequently became a football coach and had spells at York City, Scarborough and Boston United as player-manager. He also worked for Leeds United Reserves team. Following the termination of Tony Pulis as Sheffield Wednesday manager, he would take on the role of caretaker manager on 28 December 2020 which would last for thirteen games until 1 March 2021, when Darren Moore was appointed permanent manager. On 13 January 2022, Thompson would take on the roll of manager for Wednesday's U23 side, following Lee Bullen taking the managers job at Ayr United. Managerial statistics Honours Scarborough Football Conference: 1986–87 Ipswich Town Football League Second Division: 1991–92 Individual Scarborough Player of the Year: 1985–86 PFA Team of the Year: 1988–89 Fourth Division References External links 1963 births Living people Sportspeople from Beverley Footballers from the East Riding of Yorkshire English footballers Association football defenders Nottingham Forest F.C. players Hull City A.F.C. players Scarborough F.C. players Ipswich Town F.C. players Barnsley F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players York City F.C. players Boston United F.C. players Premier League players English Football League players National League (English football) players English football managers York City F.C. managers Scarborough F.C. managers Boston United F.C. managers Sheffield Wednesday F.C. managers English Football League managers Sheffield Wednesday F.C. non-playing staff Leeds United F.C. non-playing staff