John James Neal (born 11 March 1966) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward in the Football League for Millwall.
| 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 | |||
| *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
edit- ^ a b c d "John Neal". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "John Neal". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Statistics 1983/84". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "John Neal", "Total appearances" and "Goalscorers". fishpondersfactsandstats.info. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
- ^ "Archive Season 1989/90". Barking F.C. Retrieved 22 August 2018.