Robert McNeill (footballer)
Robert McNeill (born 21 November 1873) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland as a full back.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 November 1873[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Full back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Port Victoria | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors | ||
| 1893–1894 | Clyde | 15 | (1) |
| 1894–1901 | Sunderland | 142 | (0) |
| 1901–1902 | Greenock Morton | 4 | (0) |
| Total | 160 | (1) | |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Having transferred from Clyde, McNeill made his Sunderland debut against Burnley on 8 September 1894 in a 3–0 win at Newcastle Road.[3] he played for the club between 1894 and 1901 and won an English Football League Championship medal in 1895.[4] He also won the 1895 World Championship. He left Sunderland to sign for Morton in 1901,[4] after making 142 league appearances with no goals.[3]
References
- Sunderland AFC 1899/00, Roker Roar
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
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- "Robert McNeill". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 30 July 2008.
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