Hugh McNeil
Hugh McNeil (1878 – 10 January 1960) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half, with his longest spell being ten years with Motherwell.[1][2] He had already spent a season with the club earlier in his career after graduating from the junior level, with Celtic (his time there including another loan back to Motherwell), Hamilton Academical[3] and Morton his other Scottish Football League employers between his two main Fir Park spells. He survived a serious motorcycle crach in 1913, later going on to play for Wishaw Thistle and Royal Albert.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1878 | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 1960 (aged 81–82) | ||
| Place of death | Hartwood, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Mossend Brigade | ||
| – | Dalziel Rovers | ||
| 1899–1900 | Motherwell | 16 | (2) |
| 1900–1902 | Celtic | 2 | (0) |
| 1901 | → Motherwell (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1901–1902 | Hamilton Academical | 18 | (2) |
| 1902–1904 | Morton | 45 | (3) |
| 1904–1914 | Motherwell | 248 | (4) |
| 1914–1915 | Wishaw Thistle | ||
| 1915–1916 | Royal Albert | ||
| Total | 332 | (11) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
His son of the same name was also a footballer who too played for Motherwell and Hamilton in the same position.[4][1][5]
References
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Hugh McNeil (I), MotherWELLnet
- McNeil, Hugh (1901), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
- McNeil, Hugh (1923), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
- Hugh McNeil (II), MotherWELLnet
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.