Alex Neil — Career, clubs & managerial record
Alex Neil
Millwall· EFL Championship · 
Scotland · Age 45
71/ 100
Solid
34th percentile of covered managers
Career snapshot
Age
45
9 JUN 1981
Appointed
30 DEC 2024
Tenure
1Y 9M
1 year, 9 months
Contractⓘ
Until 30 June 2027
Two-year agreement
Senior managerial experienceⓘ
1 year, 9 months
Since 1 JAN 2013
In coaching
1 year, 9 months
Includes academy & assistant roles
Season: 2026/27Competition: EFL ChampionshipUpdated: Updated todaySource: GafferLens editorial review — appointment, contract and career dates manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline
Career summary
- Age
- 45
- Contract
- Until 2027
- Current club
- Millwall
- Senior managerial experience
- 1 year, 9 months
- Total coaching experience
- 1 year, 9 months
- Senior spells
- 1
- Matches (recorded)
- 82
- W–D–L (recorded)
- 42–18–22
- Win rate / PPG
- 51.2% · 1.76
Honours
None recordedHonours are listed only once verified against a licensed source.
Current spell — verified record
82
42
18
22
51.2%
GF 107 · GA 91 · GD 16 · 2025-01-01 → 2026-08-25
Current club spell only, all competitions. Previous-club career statistics are unchanged by this migration.
Career record — all verified senior spells
1 of 7 spells recordedMatches
82
W–D–L
42–18–22
Win rate
51.2%
Points per game
1.76
Draw rate
22.0%
Loss rate
26.8%
Win / loss ratio
1.91
Goals for / against
107 / 91
Goal difference
+16
Goals / conceded per game
1.30 / 1.11
Clubs managed
1
Honours recorded
0
Assistant, set-piece and academy roles are excluded from all totals. Goal data is held for every counted spell. Awaiting verified results: Hamilton Academical (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Norwich City (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Preston North End (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Sunderland (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Stoke City (Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed), Millwall (30 Dec 2024 — Present).
Performance by club
- Millwall82 · 42–18–221.76
Bars show points per game across all competitions in each spell.
Career highs
Strongest return
1.76
1.76 PPG at Millwall (82 matches)
Highest win rate
51.2%
Millwall, 42 wins in 82
Largest sample
82
82 matches at Millwall
Club spells
Fully editable (database-backed) — 1 classified spell
Hamilton Academical
Player-manager · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Norwich City
Manager · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Preston North End
Manager · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Sunderland
Manager · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Stoke City
Manager · Ended — exit date not publicly confirmed
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Millwall
CurrentManager · 2025–present
Matches
82
W–D–L
42–18–22
Win rate
51.2%
PPG
1.76
GF / GA
107 / 91
GD
+16
Formation: —Performance
Matches82Wins42Draws18Losses22Win rate51.2%Points per game1.76Goals for107Goals against91Goal difference+16SampleEstablishedScope: Current club, all competitions — approved canonical record
Tactical identity
Base shape (this spell)
Not publicly confirmed
Alternative formations
Not publicly confirmed
PROTOTYPE DATA.
Career record
- Conclusion of spell
- Ongoing
Millwall
CurrentHead coach · 30 Dec 2024 — Present
Match record for this spell is not yet verified.
Formation: —Confidence: highPerformance
Matches—Wins—Draws—Losses—Win rateNot publicly confirmedPoints per gameNot publicly confirmedGoals for—Goals against—Goal differenceNot publicly confirmedSampleDeveloping sampleScope: all_competitions
Tactical identity
Base shape (this spell)
Not publicly confirmed
Alternative formations
Not publicly confirmed
Career record
- Competition
- EFL Championship
- Conclusion of spell
- Ongoing
- Last verified
- 27 Aug 2026
Sources
OFFICIAL_CLUB
- Senior management
- 1 year, 9 months
- Total management
- 1 year, 9 months
- Total coaching
- 1 year, 9 months
- Current club tenure
- 1 year, 9 months
Career passport
Shirts are original GafferLens club-identity visuals — not replica kits, badges or sponsors.
Methodology & data freshness
GafferScore 0.4 (provisional editorial) · tactical model 0.3 (prototype model) · rankings updated 2026-08-17. Form window: Last 10 competitive matches, recency weighted.
Updated today · Confidence MEDIUM · Source: GafferLens editorial review — appointment, contract and career dates manually verified to the 21 August 2026 baseline
Image credits
Visual: GafferLens generic Millwall shirt — an original unbranded illustration using traditional club colours. No licensed photograph verified for Alex Neil (status: PLACEHOLDER).