Appearances:
114 |
Starts:
114 |
Substitute:
0 |
Unused:
0 |
Goals:
0 |
Games per Goal:
0.00 |
Assists:
0 |
Goal Involvements:
0 |
Player #471
Source: Football card #2 John Neal issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the 1950s Footballers series, fifth series.
Source: Football card #2 John Neal issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the 1950s Footballers series, fifth series.
Born:
Citizenship:
Position:
From:
To:
Seasons:
Bookings:
Red Cards:
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🏴
Full Back
1959-60
1962-63
4
0 |
0 |
John Neal
John Neal
Seasons Quick-View
Season
1959-60 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | 1962-63 |
Age
27 | 28 | 29 | 30 |
Division
D2 | D1 | D1 | D1 |
Squad #
# | # | # | # |
Appearances
46 | 47 | 17 | 4 |
Starts
46 | 47 | 17 | 4 |
Subs
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Unused
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goals
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Assists
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bookings
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Red Cards
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Games / Goals
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
Goal
Involvements
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Goalkeeping Statistics
Season
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1959-60 | 1960-61 | 1961-62 | 1962-63 |
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⛔ %
🥅 : Goals Conceded; 🔢 : Goals Conceded per Game; ⛔ : Clean Sheets.
John Neal
Birth Date
13 April 1932
Birth Place
Seaham
Birth Country
England
🏴
🏴
Citizenship
England
Villa Youth
n/a
Previous Teams
Silksworth Colliery Welfare Juniors
1949-55 Hull City
Football League Second Division
🕒 60 | ⚽ 1 |
1956-57 King’s Lynn
Midland League
1957-58 Swindon Town
Football League Third Division South
🕒 91 | ⚽ 2 |
Transfer in
Aged
27
From
Swindon Town
For
£6,000
On
July 1959
Under
Joe Mercer 🏴
Promoted to First Team Squad
In
Transfer In
Under
Transfer In
Loans Out
None
Transfer Out
Aged
30
Southend United
To
For
Free
On
November 1962
Under
Joe Mercer 🏴
Subsequent Clubs
1962-65 Southend United
Football League Third Division
🕒 100 | ⚽ 1 | (League)
1965 Retired aged 33
Died
24 November 2014, Aged 82
Villa Career
1959-62 | £6k |
D2, D1 |
🕒 114 | ⚽ 0 | 🔥 0 | #471 |
Seasons | Fee |
Leagues | PL: Premier League; CH: Championship; D1: First Division; D2: Second Division; D3 Third Division.
🕒 Games | Starts (Subs) | ⚽ Goals | 🔥 Assists | 🇺 Unused | Player Number |
Appearances
Unused
114
0
Goals
0
Played Under
Joe Mercer 🏴 1959-62
Debut
Season
Date
Match
Age
Manager
(First Squad)
Manager
First Goal
1959-60
26 August 1959
Sunderland (a), Division Two
17
Joe Mercer 🏴
26 August 1959
Joe Mercer 🏴
Did not score
Appearances
Goals
114
0
Final Appearance
Season
Date
Match
1962-63
20 October 1962
Orient (h), Division One
Aged
Manager
(Final Squad)
Manager
Joe Mercer 🏴
30
20 October 1962
Joe Mercer 🏴
Honours
1960-61 League Cup
Height
Foot
International Record
National Team
🏴
England
Years | Caps | Starts (Sub) | Goals |
🕒 0 | ⚽ 0 |
Caps with Villa
🕒 0 | ⚽ 0 |
John Neal
Source: Football card #2 John Neal issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the 1950s Footballers series, fifth series.
Source: Football card #2 John Neal issued by J F Sporting Collectibles, Leicester under the 1950s Footballers series, fifth series.
Player #471 for Aston Villa, John Neal, played as a full back for the club.
John played for Villa between 1959-60 and 1962-63 making 114 appearances.
John was born in Seaham, County Durham on 13 April 1932 and made his debut appearance for Villa on Wednesday, 26 August 1959 aged 27.
Villa had signed John from Swindon Town for a fee of £6,000 in July 1959 and he went on to make 41 appearances as Villa took the Second Division Championship and won promotion back to Division One at the first attempt.
As well as securing the second division championship, John also helped Villa to FA Cup Semi finals in 1959-60 and runners up in the League Cup final in 1962-63.
During Villa’s victorious League Cup campaign in 1960-61 John made 7 appearances as Villa went on to lift the trophy appearing in the final second leg against Rotherham United that was held over to the 1961-62 season due to fixture congestion.
John played his final game for Villa on Saturday, 20 October 1962 aged 30 before moving on to Southend United in November 1962.
John had played under manager Joe Mercer.
In his later career John went on to manage Wrexham, Middlesbrough and Chelsea.
John passed away in Rhosddu, Wrexham on 24 November 2014 aged 82.