Dixie - The Autobiography of Dixie McNeil: The Story of a Wrexham Legend

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On the announcement of his retirement the Shropshire Stars’ David Lovett commented that McNeil “had a tremendous sense of humour,” and added that “now he won’t have to take his teeth out when he goes to work. Last season they faced lowly Marine at this stage, who forced Wrexham to earn a replay, with a late Jordan Davies free-kick salvaging a draw. The Wrexham public took McNeil to their hearts both on and off the pitch and their affection for him has never wavered. With our high quality and fast digitizing process, we help newspaper archives in converting their physical prints into digital format. I also know how lucky he was to get it having been in the Kop End terrace of the ground as that is where John said that he threw the shirt into the crowd.

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.He later had successful spells with Lincoln City and Hereford United, helping the latter to reach the dizzy heights of the Second Division.

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. If you receive the ball at your feet you need to be shooting either at the first or second touch of the ball. McNeil admitted he didn’t expect the scale of the atmosphere, adding: " When we arrived at the ground about an hour before kick-off, nobody was outside the stadium, and we thought it was going to be a bit of a let-down. Dixie was more interested in quantity than quality throughout his career and he plied his trade with the single minded focus that all great goalscorers possess. It is important that we continue to promote these adverts as our local businesses need as much support as possible during these challenging times.Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH). He became the Manager of Wrexham in 1985 succeeded to progress the club to the Welsh Cup and into the European Cup Winners' Cup in his first season. Dumped out by the North Walians, Newcastle rallied around their fellow North East side for the replay instead to make for a momentous occasion for both Blyth and Wrexham.