Ashley Neal (born 16 December 1974) is an English former professional footballer who played as a defender. He is the son of the former Liverpool player Phil Neal.
On 26 September 1996, Neal was loaned to Brighton & Hove Albion. Two days later, he made his first league appearance in a 3âÂÂ0 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 2âÂÂ0 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.
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 .
On 18 April 2023, Neal started a second channel called "Ashley Neal â Just Cycling". His aim is to spread a positive message about cycling. It mostly uses body camera footage of him riding his bike and 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.