Ashley Neal

Ashley Neal is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is the son of the former Liverpool player Phil Neal.

Footballing career

On 26 September 1996, Neal was loaned to Brighton & Hove Albion. Two days later, he made his first league appearance in a 3–0 defeat to Northampton Town.
After a free transfer to Peterborough United, Neal made nine total appearances for the club. His first game for the club was in a 2–0 victory versus Preston North End. He made his first and only FA Cup appearance versus Dagenham & Redbridge on 6 December 1997. Major injury led Neal to an early retirement from the game after dropping into non-league football with Radcliffe Borough.

Post-football

Retired from football, Neal now works as a driving instructor and an instructor trainer. His YouTube channel, where he analyses dashcam footage and gives advice on driving, had over 170,000 subscribers as of 2025.
On 18 April 2023, Neal started a second channel called "Ashley Neal – Just Cycling". His aim is to spread a positive message about cycling. It mostly uses body camera footage of him riding his bike and as of 2025 it has over 9,840 subscribers.
Neal has appeared on television to discuss issues relating to driver education. He has been featured multiple times on BBC Breakfast; such as on 9 October 2019, where he highlighted the poor treatment of learner drivers by other motorists, and on 2 July 2023, when he discussed the problem of candidate impersonation at driving tests.