Neil James Adams is a former professional footballer and current manager of Norwich City. He played for Stoke City, Everton, Oldham Athletic and Norwich City. Adams began his career playing for his local club Stoke City, where he earned a reputation of being a promising winger. This prompted Everton to pay a fee of �150,000 for his signature in June 1986. Injuries prevented him from reaching his potential at Goodison Park and after three years he moved on to Oldham Athletic. At Oldham, Adams played a major role in helping the club gain promotion to the newly formed Premier League in 1992 and also helped the Latics to reach the 1990 League Cup Final. He signed for Norwich City in February 1994 for a fee of �250,000. He became a regular in the Norwich for the next six seasons before ending his playing career with another two years at Oldham. After retiring from playing, Adams became a pundit for BBC Radio Norfolk, before taking up a coaching role at the Norwich City Academy ? guiding them to victory in the 2012?13 FA Youth Cup. In April 2014 Adams was appointed first-team manager following the departure of Chris Hughton. 

November 23rd, 1965 in Stoke-on-Trent (Age 59)