Neil joined Brentford B as Head Coach on 30 May 2019.

In his career as a professional footballer, he made his name as a defensive midfielder in his native Scotland before taking up coaching roles with the likes of Falkirk, Coventry City and Fleetwood Town.

His first management role came at Aggborough the home of Kidderminster Harriers in 2018. Prior to that he was in Cyprus coaching top-flight side Pafos alongside former Hearts colleague Steven Pressley. Macfarlane and Pressley played together during a 4 year spell at Hearts, from 2002, while the former was on his way to making over 300 professional appearances north of the border.

The 2022/23 season is Neil's fourth in charge of our young players and he, along with the staff, have had some great success stories in getting players promoted into the First Team group. The likes of Paris Maghoma, Matthew Cox, Mads Bidstrup and Fin Stevens have all worked under Neil's stewardship in recent years. In the 2021/22 season Neil became the first B Team Head Coach to guide the side to lift the London Senior Cup and he also managed the group at the Atlantic Cup in Portugal.