Neal Christopher Ardley played as either a right-back or right midfielder. He is currently the manager of AFC Wimbledon. He was capped at Under-21 level by England. Ardley spent the majority of his career with Wimbledon, making his debut for them on 20 April 1991 at the age of 18 in a 2-1 away win over Aston Villa in the Football League First Division. He went on to make over 100 appearances for Watford before having spells at Cardiff City and Millwall. Ardley announced his retirement from professional football on 30 August 2007 after suffering a series of injuries. On the same day, Ardley announced that he would return to former club Cardiff City having been appointed manager of the Cardiff City Youth Academy. On 10 October 2012, he was appointed as manager of League Two side AFC Wimbledon.

Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991-2002 Wimbledon 245 (18)
2002-2005 Watford 111 (7)
2005-2006 Cardiff City 38 (1)
2006-2007 Millwall 21 (0)
Total 415 (26)
National team
1993-1994 England U21 10 (0)
Teams managed
2012- AFC Wimbledon