20 Facts About Neil Webb

Neil John Webb was born on 30 July 1963 and is an English football manager, former footballer and television pundit.

Neil Webb primarily played as a midfielder but played as a defender between 1980 and 1997, notably in the top flight for Manchester United and Nottingham Forest, with the latter seeing him play in the Premier League.

Neil Webb played in the Football League with Portsmouth, Reading, Swindon Town and Grimsby Town as well as in Hong Kong for Instant-Dict and in non-league for Aldershot Town and Merthyr Tydfil.

Neil Webb was capped 26 times by England, scoring 4 goals.

Neil Webb has largely worked as a pundit since retiring, but did have two managerial spells in charge of non-league clubs Weymouth and Reading Town.

Neil Webb scored a total of 34 league goals in three seasons at Fratton Park.

Neil Webb was one of the Forest players who had to cope with the horrors of the Hillsborough disaster during the opening minutes of their FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool in April 1989.

Neil Webb scored for Forest against Luton Town in the 1989 Football League Cup Final which they went on to win.

Neil Webb made his comeback for United as a substitute against Southampton on 24 March 1990, and made his first start since the injury the following Saturday, at home to Coventry City.

Neil Webb helped Manchester United win the FA Cup in 1990, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1991, and Football League Cup in 1992.

Neil Webb was faced with stiff competition for a place in the centre or on the right of midfield - as well as Bryan Robson and three midfielders who had joined United in 1989, he was now faced with competition from Soviet winger Andrei Kanchelskis.

Neil Webb's second spell at Forest was unsuccessful, as he could not win a regular first-team place because of the emergence of other players like Steve Stone and Lars Bohinen.

Neil Webb never played league football for Forest again after the 1994 promotion, though he remained contracted to the club for another two years.

Neil Webb then joined non-league Aldershot Town where he made 36 appearances and scored 6 goals in the Isthmian League, before joining Weymouth as player-coach in 1997.

Neil Webb started the game, and was replaced by Osvaldo Ardiles.

Neil Webb was praised by The Glasgow Herald, who stated "the performance of Neil Webb was outstanding", adding that he "frequently showed a sweet combination of close control and confidence" and predicting full England honours in the offing.

Neil Webb was capped 26 times in five years for the England team, and scored 4 goals.

Neil Webb's next spell in management with non-league Reading Town in 2001 was short-lived.

Neil Webb worked with The Score Television Network in Canada as their English football correspondent for their "Sportsworld" and "Footy Show" programmes.

Neil Webb appeared every Sunday, giving his opinion on the happenings of the Premier League and the world of football.