Former Chelsea, Middlesbrough and Wrexham boss John Neal has died at the age of 82, reports BBC Sport. Neal began his managerial career at Wrexham in 1968 and achieved promotion to the Third Division two years later.
Wrexham reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup and Cup Winners' Cup during Neal's time in charge before he joined Middlesbrough in 1977.
County Durham-born Neal replaced Geoff Hurst at Chelsea in 1981 and led the club to the 1984 Second Division title.
He took the Blues to sixth place in the First Division in 1985 before retiring due to ill health.
