Neil Webb was born in Reading in 1963. He joined Reading on leaving school in 1979 and made his first-team debut in February 1980.
He became the youngest ever scorer for Reading and in July 1982 transferred to Portsmouth for £87,500.
In 1985 Webb was signed by Nottingham Forest manager Brian Clough for £250,000.
During his time at Forest, he won the League Cup in 1989 (scoring in the final against Luton) and became a regular member of the England national team.
In July 1989 he joined Manchester United for £1.5m and scored on his league debut against Arsenal.
After just a few games at United, Webb snapped his achilles tendon while playing a match for England against Sweden.
Despite this, Webb was included in the England 1990 World Cup squad.
He also helped Manchester United win the FA Cup in 1990, UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup in 1991, and Football League Cup in 1992.
In 1992 Webb returned to Nottingham Forest for £800,000.
He was the 1000th player to win an England cap when he made his full international debut in 1987, going on to make a total of 26 full international appearances over the next five years and scoring four goals.
He had a spell on loan back at Reading in the 1995–96 season before finally leaving Forest for good in the summer of 1996 and signing for Grimsby Town.
He then joined Aldershot Town where he made 36 appearances and scored 6 goals in the Isthmian League, before joining Weymouth as player-coach in 1997.
In a vote to compile the Reading’s best-ever eleven, Webb was voted on the team in central midfield.
After football Neil embarked on Management, football punditry as well as other media work.