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]