Alex McNeill explained

Alex McNeill
Birth Date: 1875
Years1:1894–1896
Caps1:26
Goals1:15
Years2:1896–1897
Clubs2:St Bernard's
Caps2:17
Goals2:3
Years3:1897–1898
Clubs3:Abercorn
Caps3:10
Goals3:1
Years4:1898–1906
Caps4:116
Goals4:9
Years5:
Totalcaps:169
Totalgoals:28
Nationalyears1:1900
Nationalteam1:Scottish League XI
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0

Alexander McNeill was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left in the early part of his career, and as a left half towards its end.[1] He spent most of his playing days with Port Glasgow Athletic over two spells,[2] winning the Scottish Division Two title in 1901–02 and playing his part in them retaining top-division status for the next four seasons. He also had short spells with St Bernard's and Abercorn.

McNeill was selected for the Scottish Football League XI on one occasion,[3] a 6–0 win over the Irish League representative team in February 1900. He was the only serving Port Glasgow player to feature for the SFL XI.[4]

He should not be confused with Daniel McNeill (possibly a relative) or Alexander Neil, both of whom played for Port Glasgow in the same era (Neil also played for Abercorn).

Notes and References

  1. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players . John . Litster . Scottish Football Historian . October 2012.
  2. https://www.fitbastats.com/portglasgow/player.php?playerid=26 (Port Glasgow Athletic player) McNeill, Alex
  3. https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/alexandermcneill.html (SFL player) Alexander McNeill
  4. https://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/clubs/playersbyclubcaps.html Scotland (SFL) Players By Club Sorted by Most Players