During his time as manager Terry Neill won just one trophy – the FA Cup, although he did achieve the record of three FA Cup finals in a row (losing the other two to Ipswich and West Ham. along with semi-finals in the FA Cup (once) and in the league cup (twice).
His highest league position was third (achieved once) and his lowest, 10th. He was sacked by Arsenal on 16 December 1983 and subsequently retired from football aged 41.
| League | FA Cup | League Cup | |
| 1976/7 | 8th | 5th round | 5th round |
| 1977/8 | 5th | Final (Ipswich) | Semi-final |
| 1978/9 | 4th | Won (Man U) | 3rd (Rotherham) |
| 1979/80 | 4th | Final (WHU) | 5th (Swindon) |
| 1980/1 | 3rd | 3rd round | 4th round |
| 1981/2 | 5th | 3rd round | 4th round |
| 1982/3 | 10th | Semi-final | Semi-final |
| 1983/4 | 6th | 3rd round | 4th (Walsall) |
He later ran the business development department of The Hub (London), a media management company, and passed away on 28 July 2022, aged 80.