Niall Hopper Explained

Niall Hopper
Fullname:Niall Campbell Randells Hopper
Birth Date:9 September 1935
Birth Place:Scotland
Death Date:[1]
Position:Forward, right half
Years1:–1955
Clubs1:Cambuslang Rangers
Years2:1955–1969
Clubs2:Queen's Park
Caps2:286
Goals2:60
Nationalyears1:1956–1969
Nationalteam1:Scotland Amateurs
Nationalcaps1:27
Nationalgoals1:6
Nationalyears2:1967
Nationalteam2:Great Britain
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0

Niall Campbell Randells Hopper (9 September 1935 – 11 July 2024) was a Scottish amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a wing half and inside forward.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He represented Scotland at amateur level and made three friendly appearances for Great Britain.[7]

Honours

Queen's Park

Notes and References

  1. News: 16 July 2024 . Niall Hopper . 24 July 2024 . The Herald.
  2. Web site: Hopper, Niall Campbell Randells . 11 December 2016 . QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website.
  3. Web site: Hosie . Rab . Scottish League appearance records – H . 11 December 2016 . Scottish Football Historical Archive.
  4. Web site: A – Z of Rutherglen Then and Now . 17 December 2021 . Rutherglen Heritage . en.
  5. News: 8 January 2017 . Niall was the Spider who nearly tamed the Lions . 24 July 2024 . The Sunday Post.
  6. 1816027603163099140 . queensparkfc . Ahead of kick-off last night we paid tribute to former player Niall Hopper who sadly passed away recently. Niall played over 350 games and scored 76 goals during his 14 years at the club. The thoughts of everyone at the club are with the Hopper Family. . 24 July 2024.
  7. Web site: McColl . Brian . Gorman . Douglas . Campbell . George . Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728161609/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/Forgotten%20Glories.pdf . 28 July 2017 . 19 July 2017.
  8. Web site: Queen's Park League Table 1955-1956 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161220111422/http://www.statto.com/football/teams/queens-park/1955-1956/table . 20 December 2016 . 11 December 2016 . Statto.com.