1st Debut : Atherstone Utd (H) - 17/08/02 Last Game : Lewes (H) - 14/01/03
2nd Debut : Team Bath (H) - 19/08/03 Last Game : Cheltenham Town (H) - 10/03/14
With 381 Gloucester City appearances to his name local man Neil is up there with the most appearances for the club, albeit a long way short of Tom Webb.
Neil stood out as a youngster in Gloucester schools football and earned himself a chance as a schoolboy at Manchester United and prospered in the youth section but injury prevented him ever making it to the first team.
After a short spell at Wigan Athletic Muzzie settled at Cambridge United where he had a four year spell but found himself victim of the ITV Digital collapse which saw lower league clubs lose money that they had been promised.
He wasn't the only player to struggle to find a new club so joined City in the hope that he could attract something better ahead of the 2002/03 campaign. As a busy midfielder one of his best displays was in the 1-0 win at Merthyr in the FA Trophy and as City's run took off he found the move that he wanted and got offered a deal at Stevenage where a former Cambridge teammate was their new manager.
That was a short spell and that followed a similar one at Yeovil Town and he came back to Meadow Park for the start of the following season and he remained at the club for the following decade, even taking over as caretaker manager ahead of the appointment of Tim Harris in 2006.
Clubs: Manchester United, Wigan Athletic, Cambridge United (99-4), Cambridge City (loan), Gloucester City, Stevenage Borough, Yeovil Town, Gloucester City, Cirencester United (loan)
Appearances & Goals:
Season
Apps
Subs
Goals
2002/03
33
-
-
2003/04
44
4
1
2004/05
40
-
2
2005/06
27
-
4
2006/07
41
4
-
2007/08
50
-
-
2008/09
43
2
2
2009/10
38
4
-
2010/11
17
17
-
2011/12
2
9
-
2012/13
2
3
-
2013/14
-
1
-
Total
337
44
9
Neil interviewed after the Hyde United game on November 7th 2009
The challenge against Evesham which left Muzzie with a broken leg
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