Alex Neil — Manager stats & performance
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
EFL Championship category ranks
Current Club — All Competitions
82
42
18
22
51.2%
GF 107 · GA 91 · GD 16 · 2025-01-01 → 2026-08-25
Current Club — League
73
37
16
20
50.7%
GF 94 · GA 80 · GD 14 · 2025-01-01 → 2026-08-22
Current Season — League
2
2
0
0
100%
GF 5 · GA 0 · GD 5 · 2026-08-15 → 2026-08-22
Current Club Form
5 competitive matches in current spell
- LMillwallv · Competitive ·
- DMillwallv · Competitive ·
- WMillwallv · Competitive ·
- WMillwallv · Competitive ·
- WMillwallv · Competitive ·
Manager Last 5
Five most recent verified competitive senior matches
- LMillwallv · Competitive ·
- DMillwallv · Competitive ·
- WMillwallv · Competitive ·
- WMillwallv · Competitive ·
- WMillwallv · Competitive ·
Each result stays attributed to the club managed at the time; previous-club matches are never presented as current-club results.
Source: api_football. Dataset CHAMPIONSHIP_2026_V_20260828004536. Verified fixtures → match records → manager assignments → approved canonical layer.
Career record
Data not yet available
GafferLens has not yet verified a match-by-match record for Alex Neil. Rather than publish estimated figures, performance statistics stay empty until a licensed data source is connected. The tactical profile on this page is a provisional editorial reading.
Strengths
Structure without the ball
Distances between units stay short for long periods.
Restart value
Set pieces are a genuine, repeatable source of goals.
Considerations
Chance creation
Open-play volume is limited when the team has to lead a game.
Pressure absorption
Long spells defending increase the chance of a late concession.
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).