{"id":26937,"date":"2022-07-28T16:54:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-28T20:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=26937"},"modified":"2022-08-01T11:56:28","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T15:56:28","slug":"former-arsenal-spurs-and-northern-ireland-manager-terry-neill-dies-aged-80","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/irishexaminerusa.com\/wp\/?p=26937","title":{"rendered":"Former Arsenal, Spurs And Northern Ireland Manager Terry Neill Dies, Aged 80"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Neill became the youngest player to captain the Gunners in 1962 during an 11-year playing career there and went on to manage them between 1976 and 1983, leading Arsenal to 1979 FA Cup glory amid a run to three successive finals (PA Archive\/PA Images)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Former Arsenal, Tottenham and Northern Ireland manager Terry Neill has died at the age of 80.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neill became the youngest player to captain the Gunners in 1962 during an 11-year playing career there and went on to manage them between 1976 and 1983, leading Arsenal to 1979 FA Cup glory amid a run to three successive finals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He arrived back at Highbury as manager after a two-year spell up the Seven Sisters High Road at Tottenham where he had replaced the great Bill Nicholson.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arsenal said in a statement: \u201cIt was with great sadness that the club learned of the death of former manager and captain, Terry Neill, aged 80.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTerry was associated with the club for over 20 years, firstly as a player having joined us as a 17-year-old from Bangor City in his native Northern Ireland in December 1959.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe midfielder\u2019s combination of tenacity, vision and natural leadership soon forced him into first-team reckoning, making his debut against Sheffield Wednesday on December 23, 1960. Just two years later, aged 20, he was appointed Arsenal\u2019s youngest ever captain by new boss Billy Wright.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cTerry Neill\u2019s status as both club captain and manager made him a major influence on 20th-century Arsenal. His fantastic contribution \u2013 and indeed his character \u2013 will always be appreciated by everyone associated with the club.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOur thoughts are with Terry\u2019s family and close friends at this difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Neill, who won 59 caps for Northern Ireland and also played for and managed Hull, also took charge of his country on a part-time basis between 1971 and 1975.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He is survived by his wife Sandra, two daughters and four grandchildren.<\/p>\n

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