Walsall Football Club have completed the signing of former West Bromwich Albion, Aston Villa and Stoke City goalkeeper Neil Cutler as a goalkeeping coach.
36-year-old Cutler has left his role of 'keeper coach at Scunthorpe United to take up the position vacated by the newly retired, Mick Kearns.
Neil began his career as an apprentice at West Bromwich Albion but after spells on loan with Coventry City and Chester City departed for Crewe Alexandra without playing a game for the club.
Cutler failed to make an appearance for Crewe and after spending another spell on loan with Chester, joined The Blues on a permanent basis in the summer of 1998.
After just one season at Chester, Neil joined Aston Villa but again failed to make an impact, he departed the Villa Park club for Stoke City in 2001, going on to make around seventy appearances over three years with the Potters.
In March 2003 he joined Swansea City and played in the final 13 league games, he then joined Stockport County on a permanent basis in the summer of 2004.
After over twenty Stockport appearances he joined Rotherham United in August 2005, where, after two seasons and around seventy appearances he was forced into retirement, due to a persistent back injury.
He joined Bury as a goalkeeping coach. Neil re-registered as a player at the club in November 2010 due to a major goalkeeping crisis.
In March 2011, Cutler followed manager Alan Knill and Assistant Manager Chris Brass in leaving the club for Scunthorpe United.
Scunthorpe manager Brian Laws confirmed "We have agreed to let Neil go in principle and move to Walsall, nearer his family home. We are disappointed to lose him but I completely understand the situation and we wish him well."
He continued, "There is no doubt Neil has done a great job here."
36-year-old Cutler has left his role of 'keeper coach at Scunthorpe United to take up the position vacated by the newly retired, Mick Kearns.
Neil began his career as an apprentice at West Bromwich Albion but after spells on loan with Coventry City and Chester City departed for Crewe Alexandra without playing a game for the club.Cutler failed to make an appearance for Crewe and after spending another spell on loan with Chester, joined The Blues on a permanent basis in the summer of 1998.
After just one season at Chester, Neil joined Aston Villa but again failed to make an impact, he departed the Villa Park club for Stoke City in 2001, going on to make around seventy appearances over three years with the Potters.
In March 2003 he joined Swansea City and played in the final 13 league games, he then joined Stockport County on a permanent basis in the summer of 2004.
After over twenty Stockport appearances he joined Rotherham United in August 2005, where, after two seasons and around seventy appearances he was forced into retirement, due to a persistent back injury.
He joined Bury as a goalkeeping coach. Neil re-registered as a player at the club in November 2010 due to a major goalkeeping crisis.
In March 2011, Cutler followed manager Alan Knill and Assistant Manager Chris Brass in leaving the club for Scunthorpe United.
Scunthorpe manager Brian Laws confirmed "We have agreed to let Neil go in principle and move to Walsall, nearer his family home. We are disappointed to lose him but I completely understand the situation and we wish him well."
He continued, "There is no doubt Neil has done a great job here."