Unfortunately for McNeil and his teammates a certain George Best scored six at the other end in an 8-2 United victory. I’ve got to say everything at the moment is hunky-dory and everybody has the same ambition of getting promoted. And with Wrexham's 2022/23 campaign kick-starting this weekend, McNeil expects to see another professional performance in the North East on Saturday. I have to say that I got a great goal with a half-volley from 20 yards into the top corner of the goal.

Still a well known figure in the Wrexham area and with a brick bearing his name in the rebuilt stadium Dixie McNeil certainly qualifies as a club legend. We went into the dressing room and had a chat, but when we walked out to look at the pitch, I don’t think anyone could quite believe there were 40,000 people inside the stadium. He knew when to shoot and when to use his head, or when to use some other part of his body if the need arose.Thanks, Dixie, for sharing your memories of an illustrious career that is a model for all aspiring youngsters to emulate. McNeil scored in every round that season – in 2-0 wins at home to Burton Albion, and away at Preston and another against Bristol City in a 3-0 replay win after the first leg at Ashton Gate ended in a thrilling 4-4 draw. 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.

They’d locked up the outside of the ground because it was full, and it was a tremendous place to play and thankfully we got the right result.In the third year of managing we were still the lowest paid club in the Football League and at the start of the 4th season, I decided to go to Coventry in First Division. Signing from Leicester City in 1966, he scored eleven times in 31 league games for Exeter before continuing to score on a regular basis for Northampton, Lincoln, Hereford and Wrexham. McNeil spent two and a half seasons at Northampton, scoring in the FA Cup match against Manchester United in which George Best scored six times. The FA Cup is a competition engrained in the Club’s history, with the most famous victory coming against Arsenal in 1992.

They played brilliantly when they came to us, but it’s ironic that a corner flag falling down twice helped us score a goal. 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 retired from professional football in 1983 but played on in the Welsh National League with Chirk AAA, and also made an appearance in the FA Cup in 1985, at the age of 38.Having spent the season giant killing it looked as though they were about to become the victim themselves as non league Blyth Spartans led 1-0 at the Racecourse Ground with the game entering injury time. The highlight of McNeil’s time at Northampton came early on as the club were drawn at home to Manchester United in the F. I remember Shinner picking up the ball, breaking out on the wing like only Shinner could do and he sent in a brilliant cross.