Hugh McNeil explained

Hugh McNeil
Position:Centre half
Birth Date:1878
Birth Place:Motherwell, Scotland
Death Date:10 January
Death Place:Hartwood, Scotland
Years1:
Clubs1:Mossend Brigade
Years2:
Clubs2:Dalziel Rovers
Years3:1899–1900
Clubs3:Motherwell
Caps3:16
Goals3:2
Years4:1900–1902
Clubs4:Celtic
Caps4:2
Goals4:0
Years5:1901
Clubs5:Motherwell (loan)
Caps5:3
Goals5:0
Years6:1901–1902
Clubs6:Hamilton Academical
Caps6:18
Goals6:2
Years7:1902–1904
Clubs7:Morton
Caps7:45
Goals7:3
Years8:1904–1914
Clubs8:Motherwell
Caps8:248
Goals8:4
Years9:1914–1915
Clubs9:Wishaw Thistle
Years10:1915–1916
Clubs10:Royal Albert
Totalcaps:332
Totalgoals:11

Hugh McNeil (1878 – 10 January 1960) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half, with his longest spell being ten years with Motherwell.[1] [2] He had already spent a season with the club earlier in his career after graduating from the junior level, with Celtic (his time there including another loan back to Motherwell), Hamilton Academical[3] and Morton his other Scottish Football League employers between his two main Fir Park spells. He survived a serious motorcycle crach in 1913, later going on to play for Wishaw Thistle and Royal Albert.[3]

His son of the same name was also a footballer who too played for Motherwell and Hamilton in the same position.[4] [1] [5]

Notes and References

  1. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  2. http://www.motherwellnet.com/database/player-archive/mc-mac/hugh-mcneil-i/ Hugh McNeil (I)
  3. https://sites.google.com/site/hamiltonacademicalmemorybank/players/mcneil-hugh-1901 McNeil, Hugh (1901)
  4. https://sites.google.com/site/hamiltonacademicalmemorybank/players/mcneil-hugh-1923 McNeil, Hugh (1923)
  5. http://www.motherwellnet.com/database/player-archive/mc-mac/hugh-mcneil-ii/ Hugh McNeil (II)