| Fullname: | Edna Neillis |
| Birth Date: | 15 April 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Death Place: | Cumbernauld, Scotland |
| Position: | Striker |
| Years1: | 1970-1973 |
| Years2: | 1973–1975 |
| Years3: | 1975–1977 |
| Clubs3: | A.C.F. Milan |
| Years4: | 1978–1982 |
| Clubs4: | Gorgonzola |
| Years5: | 1983 |
| Clubs5: | Piacenza |
| Years6: | 1984 |
| Clubs6: | Gorgonzola |
| Years7: | 1985–1989 |
| Clubs7: | A.C.F. Foggia |
| Years8: | 1989–1990 |
| Clubs8: | A.C.F. San Pietro in Lama[1] |
| Nationalyears1: | 1972–1975 |
| Nationalteam1: | Scotland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 4 |
Edna Neillis (15 April 1953 – 13 July 2015) was a Scottish women's association football player, who represented the Scottish women's football team and played in the French and Italian championships.[2]
Neillis was born in Glasgow, and raised in the east of the city, playing football in the streets as a child and for Ruchazie boys' team.[3] [4] She went on to play with Westthorn United, a women's team based in Glasgow. She earned her first cap with the Scotland national team as a teenager and played in the team's first international match against England in 1972. Previously, women's football was banned for over 50 years.[5]
Neillis and her teammate Rose Reilly received a lifetime ban by the Scottish FA after speaking out against the national team's amateur-level coach in 1975.[6] [7] She continued to play professionally in Italy.
In 2013, Neillis was featured in the BBC documentary Honeyballers, focused on the pioneers of Scottish women's football.[8] [9] In December 2015, a motion to induct Neillis into the Scottish Football Hall of Famewas proposed.[10]