| Harry Neil | |
| Fullname: | Howard Scott Neil |
| Birth Date: | 13 September 1882 |
| Birth Place: | Break O'Day, Victoria |
| Death Place: | Mont Park, Victoria |
| Originalteam: | Collingwood Juniors |
| Height: | 178 cm |
| Weight: | 73 kg |
| Statsend: | 1910 |
| Years1: | 1904 |
| Games Goals1: | 4 (0) |
| Years2: | 1905–08 |
| Club2: | Prahran (VFA) |
| Games Goals2: | 45 (0) |
| Years3: | 1908–10 |
| Games Goals3: | 31 (0) |
| Years4: | 1910 |
| Club4: | Prahran (VFA) |
| Games Goals4: | 9 (1) |
| Years5: | 1911 |
| Club5: | Brighton (VFA) |
| Games Goals5: | 14 (2) |
Howard Scott "Harry" Neil (13 September 1882 – 11 October 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]
The son of John Isaac Neil (1846-), and Sarah Scott Neil (1860-1928), née Thompson,[2] Howard Scott Neil was born at Break O'Day, Victoria on 13 September 1882.
He married Elsie Cecilia Hopkinson (1889-1970) in 1911. They had six children.
He played in 4 senior games for Collingwood in 1904.
He transferred to Prahran in 1905, and played in his first senior match, against Footscray, on 10 June 1905.
In his three seasons with Richmond (1908-1910), he played in 31 senior matches.[3] [4]
In June 1910 he was cleared from Richmond to Prahran.[5] [6]
In May 1911, he was granted a permit to transfer from Prahran to Brighton.[7]
He died at Mont Park, Victoria on 11 October 1952.[8]