{{Short description|English footballer (born 1973)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Use British English|date=May 2016}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Neil Tolson | image = Neil Tolson, Hyde.jpg | upright = 0.7 | caption = Tolson playing for Hyde | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1973|10|25|df=y}} | birth_place = Walsall, England | height = 6 ft 1 in<ref>{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/isbn_9780747278955 |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook: 1993–1994 |publisher=Headline |year=1993 |isbn=978-0-7472-7895-5 |editor-last=Rollin |editor-first=Jack |edition=24th |pages=379}}</ref> | position = Striker | currentclub = | years1 = 1991–1992 |clubs1 = Walsall |caps1 = 9 |goals1 = 1 | years2 = 1992–1993 |clubs2 = Oldham Athletic |caps2 = 3 |goals2 = 0 | years3 = 1993–1996 |clubs3 = Bradford City |caps3 = 63 |goals3 = 12 | years4 = 1995 |clubs4 = → Chester City (loan) |caps4 = 4 |goals4 = 0 | years5 = 1996–1999 |clubs5 = York City |caps5 = 72 |goals5 = 13 | years6 = 1999–2001 |clubs6 = Southend United |caps6 = 36 |goals6 = 11 | years7 = 2002–2003 |clubs7 = Leigh RMI |caps7 = 10 |goals7 = 1 | years8 = 2003 |clubs8 = Kettering Town |caps8 = 1 |goals8 = 0 | years9 = 2003 |clubs9 = Halifax Town |caps9 = 3 |goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2003–2011 |clubs10 = Hyde United |caps10= 124 |goals10= 54 | totalcaps = 325 | totalgoals = 92 | manageryears1 = 2008–2011 | managerclubs1 = Hyde United | manageryears2 = 2016 | managerclubs2 = Altrincham(Caretaker) }} '''Neil Tolson''' (born 25 October 1973) is an English former footballer who played in the Football League as a striker. He later moved onto a coaching career with Hyde, Altrincham and Stalybridge Celtic.
==Career== Born in Dudley, Worcestershire, Tolson began his career with Walsall before moving onto Oldham Athletic. He joined Bradford City in 1993, where he stayed for four years. He helped them win promotion though was an unused substitute in their play-off final. He left that summer and joined York City and was their top scorer for the 1996–97 season, with 17 goals in all competitions,<ref name="York 1996/1997 player appearances">{{Cite web |title = York 1996/1997 player appearances |url = http://www.soccerbase.com/squad_season.sd?seasonid=126&teamid=2910 |publisher = Soccerbase |accessdate = 22 September 2007}}</ref> 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.<ref name="Leigh let Tolson go">{{Cite news |title = Leigh let Tolson go |url = http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2661667.stm |publisher = BBC Sport |date = 15 January 2003 |accessdate = 28 December 2011}}</ref><ref name="Tolson joins Kettering">{{Cite news |title = Tolson joins Kettering |url = http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2683249.stm |publisher = BBC Sport |date = 13 February 2003 |accessdate = 28 December 2011}}</ref> He signed for Halifax Town a month later.<ref name="Shaymen swoop for Tolson">{{Cite news |title = Shaymen swoop for Tolson |url = http://newsimg.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/2892647.stm |publisher = BBC Sport |date = 27 March 2003 |accessdate = 28 December 2011}}</ref>
Tolson joined Hyde United in July 2003 and then played six matches for Mossley after joining them the following month.<ref name="mossleyweb.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.mossleyweb.com/PlayersAZ/AZT.htm|title=Complete A-Z of Mossley Players|work=Mossley Web|accessdate=25 November 2019|archive-date=7 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207015142/http://www.mossleyweb.com/PlayersAZ/AZT.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> He then joined Stalybridge Celtic in October 2003, staying with them until January 2004.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stalybridgeceltic.co.uk/play.php?code=TODDL|title=Stalybridge Celtic - Official Site - Player Profile Lee Todd}}</ref> He returned to Hyde, 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.<ref name="Statement from the Board">{{Cite web | url=http://www.hydefc.co.uk/newsarticle.php?id=345 | title=Statement from the Board | accessdate=5 April 2011 | publisher=Hyde F.C | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606133459/http://www.hydefc.co.uk/newsarticle.php?id=345 | archive-date=6 June 2011 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He left having scored 82 goals in 176 appearances for the club in all competitions.<ref name="Player Statistics: Neil Tolson">{{Cite web| title = Player Statistics: Neil Tolson |url = http://www.hydeunited.com/playerstats.php?p=14 |publisher = Hyde Football Club: Database |accessdate = 28 December 2011}}</ref>
In June 2011 he joined Altrincham as assistant manager to Lee Sinnott.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/altrincham-role-for-ex-hyde-boss-neil-862909|title = Altrincham role for ex-Hyde boss Neil Tolson|date = 13 June 2011}}</ref> In this role, he helped the club achieve promotion via the playoffs to the Conference National. Following Sinnott's departure, Tolson served as caretaker manager from March 2016 until the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.altrinchamfc.co.uk/manager.htm|title = Altrincham FC First Team Management}}</ref>
He later took the role of assistant manager at Stalybridge Celtic F.C. during the 2016/17 season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tamesidereporter.com/2017/02/25133/|title = Tameside Reporter}}</ref>
In 2018, he took a full-time coaching job in with American club FC Wisconsin.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcwisconsin.com/former-english-premier-league-footballer-neil-tolson-joins-fc-wisconsin-coaching-staff|title = Former English Premier League Footballer Neil Tolson Joins FC Wisconsin Coaching Staff|date = 6 June 2018}}</ref>
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==External links== {{commons category|Neil Tolson}} *{{Soccerbase}}
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