John David Schofield (born 16 May 1965) is an English football coach and former professional footballer who is head coach of the Northern Ireland U21 team. As a player he was a midfielder and notably played in the Football League for Lincoln City, Doncaster Rovers, Mansfield Town and Hull City making a total of 471 appearances. He also had spells in Non-league with Woolley Miners Welfare, Shepshed Charterhouse, Matlock Town and Gainsborough Trinity. Following on from his retirement, Schofield held various coaching roles back with Lincoln City where he eventually became manager and lead the club to the League Two play-offs during the 2006–07 season. He has since held a variety of different positions on the coaching staff at Scunthorpe United, Walsall, Cheltenham Town, Cambridge United, Nott