Neil MacFarlane (footballer)
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MacFarlane outside Palmerston Park, Dumfries in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil MacFarlane | ||
| Date of birth | 10 October 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Dunoon, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Brentford (assistant first team coach) Scotland U19 (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1999 | Glasgow Amateurs U21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2000 | Queen's Park | 36 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | Kilmarnock | 0 | (0) |
| 2000–2001 | → Queen's Park (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2001 | → Clyde (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Airdrieonians | 28 | (3) |
| 2002–2006 | Heart of Midlothian | 73 | (0) |
| 2006 | Aberdeen | 6 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Gretna | 5 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | Queen of the South | 61 | (1) |
| 2009–2010 | Greenock Morton | 16 | (0) |
| 2010 | Airdrie United | 1 | (0) |
| 2011 | Annan Athletic | 15 | (1) |
| Total | 256 | (5) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015 | Coventry City (caretaker) | ||
| 2018–2019 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
| 2019–2025 | Brentford B | ||
| 2024– | Scotland U19 | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Neil MacFarlane (born 10 October 1977) is a Scottish professional football coach and former player who played as a defensive midfielder. He is currently assistant first team coach of Premier League club Brentford and head coach of the Scotland national under-19 team.
MacFarlane played for a number of clubs at all four levels of the Scottish league system. After his retirement as a player in 2011, he became a coach and was appointed to his first managerial role at English non-League club Kidderminster Harriers in 2018. One year later, he was appointed head coach of Brentford B. He served in the role until July 2025, when he was promoted into the role of assistant first team coach.