Signed picture of John Neal the Aston Villa footballer.

John Neal. This is a fabulous near A4 size black and white picture portrait of John Neal the former Aston Villa footballer. This item is taken from the March 1960 edition of the Charles Buchan football monthly magazine and John Neal has provided a really nice clear example of his signature in blue ink. Neal was a hard tackling full back who had seven seasons with Hull City, but seemed lost to the Football League when he joined King's Lynn in 1956. Swindon Town brought him back to the Football League and he missed only one game in two seasons with the Robins. His career peaked when he signed for Aston Villa in 1959, with whom he won the Football League Second Division championship and promotion to the Football League First Division. He won the inaugural Football League Cup a year later. John Neal played 96 leagues games for Villa between 1959 and 1962. On 23 November 2014, Neal died at the age of 82.