| Charles Neilson | |
| Fullname: | Charles Neilson |
| Birth Date: | 27 November 1889 |
| Birth Place: | Montrose, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Neuville-Saint-Vaast, France |
| Position: | Outside left |
| Years1: | –1910 |
| Clubs1: | Ellon United |
| Years2: | 1910–1913 |
| Clubs2: | Aberdeen |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 1915 |
| Clubs3: | Aberdeen |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
Charles Neilson (27 November 1889 – 1 June 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Scottish League for Aberdeen.[1]
Neilson attended Ellon Primary School and graduated with an MA from Aberdeen University in 1913.[2] He trained as a teacher at Aberdeen Training Centre and became a teaching assistant at Lossiemouth Public School.[3] After the outbreak of the First World War in September 1914, Neilson enlisted as a private in the Gordon Highlanders in Peterhead. He was serving as a company sergeant major when he was killed in action near Neuville-Saint-Vaast, France on 1 June 1916. He was buried in Marœuil British Cemetery, near Arras. His brothers Rolland and James (the latter also a footballer) were also killed during the war.[4] Neilson was added to the Aberdeen University Roll of Honour in 1921.
| Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Aberdeen | 1910–11 | Scottish First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1911–12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[5] | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||