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English footballer

John Neal
Personal information
Full name John James Neal
Date of birth (1966-03-11) 11 March 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth Hornsey, 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

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

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

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

He finished top scorer in the Vauxhall Opel scoring 23 league goals.

References

  1. ^ "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. ^ "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
  7. "Archive Season 1989/90". Barking F.C. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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