Neil Banfield

International Banfield was an England schoolboy international, and was a member of the England team that won the 1980 UEFA European Under-18 Championship.

Managerial career After his retirement as a player, Banfield became a coach. He started his coaching career with Charlton Athletic with whom he spent five years as the head coach at the club's academy. He then joined Arsenal in 1997. Banfield went on to coach Arsenal's academy teams with whom he won two FA Youth Cups, an FA Premier Academy League U17 title in 1999–2000 and an U19 League title in 2001–02. He then succeeded Eddie Niedzwiecki as the coach of Arsenal Reserves after the former's departure for Blackburn Rovers in September 2004.

Banfield also served under Don Givens as the assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland U21 team. He held this post from April 2004 to May of the following year. On 24 May 2012, Banfield took up the position of first-team coach at Arsenal, On 28 November 2022, Banfield joined Michael Beale in moving to Rangers.

In January 2024, Banfield was appointed assistant manager of National League club Wealdstone. He left the club in April when manager David Noble was dismissed, and was appointed assistant manager/first-team coach under Alex Revell at League One club Stevenage on 9 May.

Honours

Club Crystal Palace

Managerial career Arsenal Youth FA Youth Cup: 2000, 2001 Premier Academy League U17: 1999–2000 Premier Academy League U19: 2001–02