Neill Rimmer

Neill Rimmer

Personal information
Full name	Neill Rimmer
Date of birth	(1967-11-13) 13 November 1967
Place of birth	Liverpool, England
Height	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Everton
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1984–1985	Everton	1	(0)
1985–1988	Ipswich Town	22	(3)
1988–1996	Wigan Athletic	220	(10)
1990–1991	→ Mossley (loan)	3	(0)
1996–1997	Altrincham	5	(0)
	Scarborough
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neill Rimmer (born 13 November 1967 in Liverpool) is an English former professional football midfielder. He played in the Football League primarily for Wigan Athletic.

Rimmer became an apprentice with Everton, turning professional in April 1984. He made one first team appearance for Everton, as a substitute, before being released at the end of the 1984–85 season. In August 1985 he joined Ipswich Town, but made less than 30 first team appearances over the next three seasons. In July 1988 he joined Wigan Athletic. During the 1990–91 season he had a spell on loan with Mossley, playing three times. He returned to Wigan and went on to make over 250 first team appearances.

He later played for Altrincham, where he played five times in the Football Conference during the 1996–97 season and Scarborough.

From September 2009 to June 2010, Neill ran developmental programs for Lincoln Youth Soccer in Lincoln, Massachusetts, USA. He created skills and tactical sessions for the purpose of developing youth players and coaches.