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Neil Ruddock
Personal information
Full name	Neil Ruddock
Date of birth	May 9, 1968 (age 38)
Place of birth	Wandsworth, London, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Nickname	Razor
Playing position	Defender
Youth clubs
1984-1986	Millwall
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1986 1986-1988 1988-1989 1989-1992 1992-1993 1993-1998 1998 1998-2000 2000-2001 2001-2003	Millwall Tottenham Hotspur Millwall Southampton Tottenham Hotspur Liverpool →Queens Park Rangers (loan) West Ham United Crystal Palace Swindon Town	000 0(0) 009 0(0) 002 0(1) 107 0(9) 041 0(4) 115 (11) 007 0(0) 042 0(2) 020 0(2) 015 0(1)
National team
1989 1995	England Under-21 England England B	004 001 0(0) 01
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Neil "Razor" Ruddock (born 9 May 1968 in Wandsworth, London) was an English footballer, playing as a central defender.

He made his debut at Millwall, and he had a long career playing for Tottenham Hotspur, Southampton, Liverpool, West Ham, Crystal Palace, and finally a short-lived spell as a player/coach at Swindon Town.

A crowd favourite, his appearance at Swindon made him an instant cult figure. Relations turned sour when Ruddock refused to quit after being advised to do so by a specialist; during a period of time where the club was in serious financial difficulties. The club responded by appointing Steve Coppell as assistant manager and taking Ruddock's coaching duties away. The board eventually stopped paying Ruddock's wages in an attempt to drive him out. He took the club to a tribunal over the unpaid wages, and a deal was made where Ruddock's contract was terminated, in return for a six-figure payment.

He was also accused by Crystal Palace chairman, Simon Jordan (in his fortnightly article in The Observer), in November 2005, of "taking the team out and getting them wasted when we were fighting relegation."

He only won a single cap for England, playing in a friendly against Nigeria in 1995. He also had four caps for the England Under-21 squad and one for the England B team.

He became a household name after appearing on the third series of I'm a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here!. He exploited this by recording a charity single, a version of Jungle Rock, with fellow contestants Lord Brocket and Mike Read, but this was only a minor UK hit.

Throughout his career he battled with weight problems and was often criticised for being unfit this is often thought to be one of the reasons he only ever gained one full cap for England.

His nickname of "Razor" is taken from the boxer Donovan Ruddock's nickname. Donovan Ruddock's boxing career peaked at the same time Neil Ruddock was playing football.

Razor is now helping talented young footballers who have been released from Academies with his 'Pass & Move Soccer School', at www.passandmove.net.

Razor is currently (2006) producing "Saved by the Ball" a reality sports TV show for Bravo turning around the lives of 15 guys.

• Liverpool FC profile
• LFCHistory.net profile
• Neil Ruddock career stats at Soccerbase