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I wrote to Mick a week ago to get my cards and team photo signed.
Already have a new target for the photo which will be going straight back out.
Mick McNeil made his debut for Middlesbrough debut aged 18, in a game versus Brighton which Boro won 6–4. He didn't keep his place, but the next season he moved to left-back and made the position his own, retaining it for the next two seasons. Despite Middlesbrough being in the Second Division, McNeil was called up by the England national team, having already represented the under-23 side. He was only 21 when he won his last cap.
The emergence of other talents at Middlesbrough, including left-back Gordon Jones, saw McNeil shuffled around the defensive line to central defence, and then to right-back before Cyril Knowles' arrival moved him back to the left.
Following 193 appearances and 3 goals in all competitions, McNeil's sale to Ipswich Town in 1964 was greeted with derision by the fans, having also lost Alan Peacock and Knowles. However, McNeil had suffered injuries, and had disagreements with manager Raich Carter, handing in a transfer request.
While at Ipswich, McNeil won promotion. In 1971, in his early 30s, he quit the game to set up a highly successful sports outfitters.
