Even as Hereford finished bottom of the second division McNeil scored 16 times at almost a goal every other game. They played brilliantly when they came to us, but it’s ironic that a corner flag falling down twice helped us score a goal.

The club McNeil landed at was Corby Town and although he continued to find the net his new side were relegated from the Southern League Premier Division after his first season with them. Phil Parkinson’s men go into tomorrow’s game in a strong vein of form, winning eight of the last ten matches.

He signed for his local club Leicester City after playing for Holwell but didn’t make a league appearance for the Filbert Street side and joined Exeter City in June 1966.

There were also a couple of brief, though praiseworthy, excursions into Europe and McNeil managed to score in the narrow defeats against NK Rijeka and FC Magdeburg.Following Hereford's relegation at the end of the 1976-77 season, McNeil joined Wrexham and was part of their greatest success as a club when they too graced the Second Division for four seasons, from 1978 until 1982. Graham kept in touch after he went to Watford and Aston Villa and then being the England manager showed how good he was as a manager.

I’ve got to say everything at the moment is hunky-dory and everybody has the same ambition of getting promoted. Other Cups: Play-Offs, League Cup, Associate Members' Cup, Football League Trophy, FA Trophy, European Cup Winners' Cup, Debenhams Cup and Football League Division 3 (North) Cup. That he never got the chance to prove his worth at a higher standard can probably be attributed to his somewhat belated entrance as a recognised goalscorer. And with Wrexham's 2022/23 campaign kick-starting this weekend, McNeil expects to see another professional performance in the North East on Saturday.He managed 14 league goals in a struggling Northampton side before moving towards the upper reaches of the fourth division with a January move to Lincoln City. He would say to me “Show me the number 10 on your back and i will put the ball over your shoulder to score.