Neil Banfield was born on 20 January 1962 and is an English professional football coach and former player.
13 Facts About Neil Banfield
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Neil Banfield became a coach at Charlton Athletic before moving to Arsenal as a youth coach in 1997.
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From 2012, Neil Banfield spent six years as first-team coach under Arsene Wenger at Arsenal before taking up coaching roles at Queens Park Rangers, Rangers, Wealdstone, and since May 2024 as assistant manager and first-team coach at Stevenage.
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Neil Banfield was born on 20 January 1962 in Poplar, London.
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Neil Banfield made only three first-team appearances for Palace and in 1981, joined Australian side Adelaide City for two seasons.
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Neil Banfield was an England schoolboy international, and was a member of the England team that won the 1980 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.
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Neil Banfield started his coaching career with Charlton Athletic with whom he spent five years as the head coach at the club's academy.
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Neil Banfield then succeeded Eddie Niedzwiecki as the coach of Arsenal Reserves after the former's departure for Blackburn Rovers in September 2004.
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Neil Banfield served under Don Givens as the assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland U21 team.
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Neil Banfield held this post from April 2004 to May of the following year.
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On 24 May 2012, Neil Banfield took up the position of first-team coach at Arsenal, a role he held until 2018.
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On 14 May 2019, Neil Banfield was appointed first-team coach at Queens Park Rangers On 28 November 2022, Neil Banfield joined Michael Beale in moving to Rangers.
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In January 2024, Neil Banfield was appointed assistant manager of National League club Wealdstone.