Name : Gary Neville

Birthplace : Bury, 18/2/1975

Height : 178cm - 5ft 10in

Weight : 73.03kg - 11st 7lb

Full International : England (32 caps, 0 goals)

Position : Defender

Squad Number : 2

Debut : 16.09.1992

Appearances (1992-1999) : 216 - 11 as sub

Goals : 2

After playing for both Bury and Greater Manchester Schoolboys, Gary Neville joined Manchester United on schoolboy forms in July 1991 and signed as a professional eighteen months later in January 1993.

He was a part of the successful Youth team of 1992 and 1993 which produced several players for the senior squad. He made his first senior appearance for Manchester United in the UEFA Cup in September 1992 against Torpedo Moscow.

It was in the 1994-95 season, when Neville became a regular in United's first team, replacing the injured Paul Parker at full-back. It was in the same season that he appeared in the 1995 FA Cup Final, only to end up on the losing team - a double disappointment considering Manchester United missed out on winning the League Championship on the last day of the season by one point.

However, the following season Neville collected a League Championship medal and came on as substitute in the 1996 FA Cup Final. His joy was complete when he was picked for England's Euro '96 squad, where he played in every game apart from the semi-final when he was suspended. Gary Neville added another League Championship medal to his collection in 1997.

In the summer of 1998, Neville was included in Glenn Hoddle's 22-man England squad for the World Cup in France, playing in three of England's four matches.

Neville is a composed, tough tackling defender who is comfortable at full-back or in the centre of defence and looks set to be a fixture in both United's and England's defences for some time to come.

Did You Know?

When Gary and Phil Neville played together for England in the summer of 1996 it was the first time brothers had played together in the England team since the Charltons in the 1960’s.

Gary Neville was a member of the England Youth team which won the European Under-18s Championship in 1993.

His father Neville Neville is the commercial manager at Bury FC and his mother Jill is the secretary there.

His sister, Tracy, is an England international at netball.

 

Gary Neville