 In December 2019, local newspaper "The Sentinel" ran a poll of fans to debate Port Vale's best goalkeeper of the 2010s; Neal finished in second-place with 30% of the vote, behind Scott Brown (44%) and ahead of Jak Alnwick (26%).Neal signed a two-year contract with League One club Fleetwood Town in May 2016, and joined the club shortly after the departure of Chris Maxwell.He was named in the EFL team of the week after keeping a second successive clean sheet in a 2–0 win over Coventry City on 3 September.