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

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The replay saw the biggest attendance in the competition’s history for a non-league side, in what was another tightly-contested affair.

The quarter-final tie at home to Arsenal was billed as the battle of the SuperMacs – Wrexham’s Dixie against The Gunners’ Malcolm as Arsenal headed to The Racecourse. You scored the all-important equaliser against Blyth Spartans and also the winner in the replay which was played at Newcastle’s St James’s Park. The Foxes were a capable first division side at the time and the strength and raw boned talents of McNeil were deemed unworthy of the top flight. 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. It is noticable that this profile has contained more figures and less description than any other done on this site so far which is as it should be.He later had successful spells with Lincoln City and Hereford United, helping the latter to reach the dizzy heights of the Second Division. Richard " Dixie" McNeil (born 16 January 1947) is an English former footballer and manager, who played as a striker.

I remember Shinner picking up the ball, breaking out on the wing like only Shinner could do and he sent in a brilliant cross. Les went to take the corner, the flag fell and the linesman told him that he’d have to take it again.McNeil scored on his debut as Wrexham beat Swindon and by the end of October the club were at the top of the league. This disclaimer informs readers that the views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in the text belong solely to the author. 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.

Dixie McNeil missed the remainder of the season through injury as Wrexham cruised to promotion but with 13 league goals in 23 appearances he had done more than his share in securing the title.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.

McNeil became Wrexham manager in 1985 winning the Welsh Cup and progressing to the European Cup Winners' Cup in his first season. 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. When you were at Hereford United, you were top goalscorer of all four divisions of the Football League for two seasons in a row (1974/75 and 1975/76). So did Wrexham for whom McNeil is one of a number of links with the Sky Blues, who lifted the FA Cup under Sillett in 1987. 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.

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