Neil Hood Explained

Neil Hood
Birth Date:30 June 1950
Birth Place:Scotland
Position:Striker
Youthclubs1:Annbank United
Years1:1969–1971
Years2:1971–1972
Years3:1972–1975
Years4:1975–1980
Years5:1980–1981
Years6:1981–1982
Caps1:21
Caps2:25
Caps3:104
Caps4:151
Caps5:29
Caps6:15
Goals1:7
Goals2:13
Goals3:44
Goals4:69
Goals5:10
Goals6:2
Totalcaps:345
Totalgoals:145
Manageryears1:1980–1981
Managerclubs1:Stranraer

Neil Hood (born 30 June 1950), is a former Scottish footballer who played as a striker.

Hood started his career with Ayr United, before moving to Queen of the South in Dumfries.

Hood scored 52 goals for Hamilton Academical between 1972 and 1975 before he moved to Clyde.

Hood scored 80 goals in 171 games in his first spell at the Bully Wee, which included a Second Division Championship win the club's centenary year. Hood then joined Stranraer as manager for season 1980–81 season. This proved to be unsuccessful and he rejoined Clyde as a player in 1981, helping them to win another Second Division title, but he never received a medal back then. He was eventually presented with one 26 years later by the club in May 2008[1] [2] [3] Hood played 187 games with the club in two spells, scoring 83 goals. Hood was voted as Clyde's all-time cult hero in a Football Focus poll in 2004.[4]

Honours

Clyde
Individual

Inducted, 2012[2] [6]

Notes

  1. http://www.clydefc.co.uk/news/2008/05/13/2726/ Golf Day - Medal Winner
  2. Web site: Neil Hood, Hall of Fame . Clyde FC . 6 June 2021.
  3. On the May 13, 2008 article, it said Hood never played enough league games to win a medal. On his Hall of Fame profile, it said Hood and teammate Davie Rae had both played 14 times. Rae had started more games than Hood so Rae was awarded the last medal back then.
  4. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/football_focus/3983351.stm Clyde's cult hero
  5. Web site: Past Masters #2 - Neil Hood . Clyde FC . 8 June 2003 . 6 June 2021.
  6. Web site: Neil knew McNeill wasn't too big for the Bully Wee . . . 28 April 2019 . 6 June 2021.