John_Neal_(footballer,_born_1966)

John Neal (footballer, born 1966)

John Neal (footballer, born 1966)

English footballer

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

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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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    "John Neal". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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    "John Neal". FIFA. Archived from the original on 8 October 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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    "Statistics 1983/84". The Millwall History Files. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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    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.
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    "John Neal", "Total appearances" and "Goalscorers". fishpondersfactsandstats.info. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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    "Player search". English National Football Archive. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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    "Archive Season 1989/90". Barking F.C. Retrieved 22 August 2018.
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