Dean Neal
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dean John Neal | ||
Date of birth | 5 January 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Edmonton, England | ||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
19xx–1979 | Queens Park Rangers | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1981 | Queens Park Rangers | 22 | (8) |
1981 | Tulsa Roughnecks | 31 | (12) |
1981–1985 | Millwall | 120 | (42) |
1985–1988 | Southend United | 40 | (6) |
1988–19xx | Fisher Athletic | ? | (?) |
Total | 213 | (68) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Dean John Neal (born 5 January 1961) is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. Active in both England and the United States, Neal scored 68 goals in 213 league appearances over a nine-year professional career.
Career[]
Born in Edmonton, London,[1] Neal began his career at Queens Park Rangers, scoring 8 goals in 22 appearances in the Football League between 1979 and 1981.[2] Neal then spent the 1981 season in the North American Soccer League with the Tulsa Roughnecks,[3] before returning to England to play with Millwall, scoring 42 goals in 120 appearances over the next four years.[4] Neal then moved to Southend United in 1985, scoring 6 goals in 40 appearances over the next three years.[5]
Neal later played non-league football with Fisher Athletic.
References[]
- ^ "Player profile". Millwall-History.co.uk. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ^ "QUEENS PARK RANGERS : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Archived from the original on 19 December 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ^ "Player profile". NASL Jerseys. Retrieved 24 November 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "MILLWALL : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- ^ "SOUTHEND UNITED : 1946/47 – 2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database. Retrieved 24 November 2010.
- 1961 births
- Living people
- English footballers
- Queens Park Rangers F.C. players
- Tulsa Roughnecks (1978–1984) players
- Millwall F.C. players
- Southend United F.C. players
- Fisher Athletic F.C. players
- English Football League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Association football forwards
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate soccer players in the United States
- English expatriate footballers