Neil Banfield (born 20 January 1962) is an English professional football coach and former player.
[3][4] He made only three first-team appearances for Palace and in 1981, joined Australian side Adelaide City for two seasons.
[3] In December 1983, he moved to Leyton Orient, making 31 league appearances in two seasons before joining Dagenham and Redbridge in May 1985.
He then succeeded Eddie Niedzwiecki as the coach of Arsenal Reserves after the former's departure for Blackburn Rovers in September 2004.
[9] Banfield also served under Don Givens as the assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland U21 team.