About Gary O'Neil

Gary Paul O'Neil is an English professional football manager and former midfielder who is the manager of Premier League club Ipswich Town. He was appointed on a three-year contract to succeed Kieran McKenna, following a successful short-term stint managing Ligue 1 side Strasbourg.

A midfielder, O'Neil made 214 Premier League appearances and scored 16 goals between 2003 and 2016, representing Portsmouth, Middlesbrough, West Ham United and Norwich City. He also played in the Football League First Division or EFL Championship for all four of those clubs plus Walsall, Cardiff City, Queens Park Rangers, Bristol City and Bolton Wanderers.

In his first job as a manager, O'Neil led AFC Bournemouth to a 15th place finish in the 2022–23 Premier League, but was then dismissed ahead of the following season. He was appointed head coach by Wolverhampton Wanderers in August 2023 and sacked from the position in December 2024.