Neil Adams (footballer)
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Neil James Adams is a former professional footballer and current Academy football coach for Norwich City.
and his performances on the right wing for the Potters and deadly accurate crossing ability soon earned him an England U-21 call-up as well as attracting the attention of a number of top-flight clubs.
At the end of his first full season as a professional, Howard Kendall moved to take him to Everton
in June 1986 for a fee of £150,000, and in his first season at Goodison Park he won a league championship medal as the Toffees cruised to the title in 1987.
During his three years on Merseyside, he also appeared in two Charity Shields, the Football League Centenary matches at Wembley and a Screen Sport Super Cup Final for the Blues, before moving to Oldham Athletic - in 1989 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 picked up a second division championship medal as Oldham won promotion to the Premier League.
Adams' contribution from the right flank helped Oldham establish themselves against the best sides in the country, and he was influential in helping the Latics maintain their top-flight status during their 92-93 campaign by scoring 9 goals - including crucial strikes against Liverpool, Everton, Chelsea and most memorably the only goal in a 1-0 defeat of soon-to-be-crowned double winners, Manchester United.
Whilst at Oldham he also picked up a Carling No. 1 Award - selected by a Premiership committee before the start of the 1993-94 season.
In early 1994 Norwich City
made inquiries about acquiring his services, and after protracted negotiations between the two clubs he eventually signed for the Canaries for a fee of £250,000 in mid-February.
Adams was to become a regular in the Norwich side during his time at Carrow Road. He assumed the role of penalty taker and dead ball specialist for the Canaries, and in his career he only missed from the spot once, in a league cup game against Swansea.
He started in all but one of Norwich's games during the 1996-97 campaign, and completed that season as the Canaries' second top-scorer with a total of 16 goals.
In 2002, Norwich fans voted Adams into the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.
After leaving Norfolk in the summer of 1999, Adams returned to former club Oldham for two seasons before a knee injury forced him to retire.
A holder of the UEFA 'A' Coaching Licence, he returned to Norwich where he now coaches the club's U-18s, and he also works on the BBC Radio Norfolk
commentary team for Norwich City matches and hosts Canary Call, the post-match phone-in.
Career
Adams, a right-sided midfield player who could also play in central midfield, began his career with hometown club Stoke CityStoke City F.C.
Stoke City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire that plays in the Premier League. Founded in 1863, it is the oldest club in the Premier League, and considered to be the second oldest professional football club in the world, after Notts...
and his performances on the right wing for the Potters and deadly accurate crossing ability soon earned him an England U-21 call-up as well as attracting the attention of a number of top-flight clubs.
At the end of his first full season as a professional, Howard Kendall moved to take him to Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
in June 1986 for a fee of £150,000, and in his first season at Goodison Park he won a league championship medal as the Toffees cruised to the title in 1987.
During his three years on Merseyside, he also appeared in two Charity Shields, the Football League Centenary matches at Wembley and a Screen Sport Super Cup Final for the Blues, before moving to Oldham Athletic - in 1989 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 picked up a second division championship medal as Oldham won promotion to the Premier League.
Adams' contribution from the right flank helped Oldham establish themselves against the best sides in the country, and he was influential in helping the Latics maintain their top-flight status during their 92-93 campaign by scoring 9 goals - including crucial strikes against Liverpool, Everton, Chelsea and most memorably the only goal in a 1-0 defeat of soon-to-be-crowned double winners, Manchester United.
Whilst at Oldham he also picked up a Carling No. 1 Award - selected by a Premiership committee before the start of the 1993-94 season.
In early 1994 Norwich City
Norwich City F.C.
Norwich City Football Club is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. As of the 2011–12 season, Norwich City are again playing in the Premier League after a six-year absence, having finished as runner up in the Championship in 2010–11 and winning automatic promotion.The...
made inquiries about acquiring his services, and after protracted negotiations between the two clubs he eventually signed for the Canaries for a fee of £250,000 in mid-February.
Adams was to become a regular in the Norwich side during his time at Carrow Road. He assumed the role of penalty taker and dead ball specialist for the Canaries, and in his career he only missed from the spot once, in a league cup game against Swansea.
He started in all but one of Norwich's games during the 1996-97 campaign, and completed that season as the Canaries' second top-scorer with a total of 16 goals.
In 2002, Norwich fans voted Adams into the Norwich City F.C. Hall of Fame.
After leaving Norfolk in the summer of 1999, Adams returned to former club Oldham for two seasons before a knee injury forced him to retire.
A holder of the UEFA 'A' Coaching Licence, he returned to Norwich where he now coaches the club's U-18s, and he also works on the BBC Radio Norfolk
BBC Radio Norfolk
BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC Local Radio service for the English county of Norfolk, broadcasting since 11 September 1980. It broadcasts from the studios of BBC East in The Forum, Norwich on 95.1 FM , 104.4 FM , 95.6 FM , 855 kHz AM/MW , 873 kHz AM/MW BBC Radio Norfolk is the BBC Local...
commentary team for Norwich City matches and hosts Canary Call, the post-match phone-in.