John Neal (footballer, born 1966)

John James Neal (born 11 March 1966) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Millwall.

John Neal
Personal information
Full name John James Neal[1]
Date of birth (1966-03-11) 11 March 1966 (age 58)[1]
Place of birth Hornsey,[1] England
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
Millwall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1984 Millwall 6 (1)
1985–1986 Barnet 8 (1)
1986 Hitchin Town 8 (2)
Walthamstow Avenue
Basildon United
Harlow Town
Dagenham
1989–1990 Barking (9)
Bishops Stortford
Saffron Walden Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neal was born in Hornsey, in the London Borough of Haringey, and played football for England Schoolboys.[1] He then played for the Republic of Ireland in two European Championships at U18 level. He finished top scorer in the competition[citation needed] and went on to play in the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship.[2]

At club level, he made six appearances in the 1983–84 Football League Third Division for Millwall.[3] He moved on to Barnet, for whom he scored once from eight appearances in the 1985–86 Alliance Premier League.[4] He went on to play non-league football for clubs including Hitchin Town,[5] Walthamstow Avenue, Basildon United, Harlow Town, Dagenham,[6] Barking,[7] Bishops Stortford and Saffron Walden Town.[6]

He finished top scorer in the Vauxhall Opel scoring 23 league goals.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "John Neal". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  2. ^ "John Neal". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Statistics 1983/84". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  4. ^ Harman, John, ed. (2005). Alliance to Conference 1979–2004: The first 25 years. Tony Williams Publications. pp. 67, 74. ISBN 978-1-869833-52-7.
  5. ^ "John Neal", "Total appearances" and "Goalscorers". fishpondersfactsandstats.info. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  6. ^ a b "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  7. ^ "Archive Season 1989/90". Barking F.C. Retrieved 22 August 2018.