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	11 March 1966[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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 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.

References

1. "John Neal". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
2. "John Neal". FIFA. 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.