Neil Adams

Adams was born in Stoke-on-Trent and began his career with local side Stoke City making his professional debut against Coventry City in the Full Members Cup in 1985–86. He made a huge impression with his performances for Stoke in his debut season, with his attacking creativity and deadly accurate crossing ability earning him a call up to the England U21 side for their European Championship semi-final tie in Italy. With Stoke's finances poor and many top-flight sides showing an interest in signing him, he was sold to Everton in June 1986 for a fee of £150,000 after the Toffees beat off competition from Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur, much to the annoyance to the Stoke supporters who feared that their club was becoming a 'selling club'. In his first season at Everton he helped the side win the First Division title in 1986–87. During his three years on Merseyside he also won two Charity Shield medals, played in the Super Cup Final, played at Wembley in the Football League Centenary matches, and earned his first England U-21 cap in an away game against Sweden. In June 1989 he rejected the offer of a new contract at Goodison Park and joined Oldham Athletic in a £100,000 deal. The five seasons that Adams spent at Boundary Park was to coincide with the club's golden period. In 1990, he played for the Latics in the League Cup Final against Nottingham Forest, and the following season he helped the team win the Second Division title as Oldham won promotion to the newly formed Premier…

A holder of the UEFA Pro-Licence, he returned to Norwich where was appointed as manager of the club's U-18s. Adams guided the side to victory over Chelsea in the 2012–13 FA Youth Cup. On 6 April 2014 he was appointed Norwich City first-team caretaker manager for Norwich's 5 remaining Premier League matches of the season against Fulham, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Arsenal, following the departure of Chris Hughton. On 22 May 2014 he was appointed permanent manager of Norwich City, signing a three-year contract. On 5 January 2015, and with Norwich in 7th place in the Championship table, Adams surprisingly resigned from his position. On 31 July 2015, Adams returned to Norwich City as Loan Player Manager, a role he fulfilled until September 2021 when he was promoted to Assistant Sporting Director, and then Technical Director in 2023

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