Neale Cooper
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neale James Cooper | ||
| Date of birth | 24 November 1963 | ||
| Place of birth | Darjeeling, West Bengal, India | ||
| Date of death | 28 May 2018 (aged 54) | ||
| Place of death | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1978–1979 | King Street | ||
| 1979–1980 | Aberdeen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1986 | Aberdeen | 133 | (6) |
| 1986–1988 | Aston Villa | 20 | (0) |
| 1988–1990 | Rangers | 17 | (1) |
| 1990–1991 | Reading | 7 | (0) |
| 1991–1996 | Dunfermline Athletic | 103 | (3) |
| 1996–1996 | Ross County | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 285 | (10) | |
| International career | |||
| 1981–1985 | Scotland U21 | 13 | (0) |
| 1983 | Scotland U19 | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1996–2002 | Ross County | ||
| 2003–2005 | Hartlepool United | ||
| 2005 | Gillingham | ||
| 2008–2011 | Peterhead | ||
| 2011–2012 | Hartlepool United | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Neale James Cooper (24 November 1963 – 28 May 2018) was a Scottish football player and coach. He played as a midfielder during the 1980s and 1990s, most prominently for the Aberdeen team managed by Alex Ferguson, and later played for Aston Villa, Rangers, Reading, Dunfermline Athletic and Ross County. Cooper then became a coach, and worked as a manager in England with Hartlepool United (twice) and Gillingham, and in Scotland with Ross County and Peterhead.