Robert McNeill (footballer) explained

Robert McNeill
Position:Full back
Birth Date:21 November 1873[1]
Birth Place:Scotland
Youthclubs1:Port Victoria
Years1:
Clubs1:Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors
Years2:1893–1894
Caps2:15
Goals2:1
Years3:1894–1901
Caps3:142
Goals3:0
Years4:1901–1902
Clubs4:Greenock Morton
Caps4:4
Goals4:0
Totalcaps:160
Totalgoals:1

Robert McNeill (born 21 November 1873) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland as a full back.[2]

Having transferred from Clyde, McNeill made his Sunderland debut against Burnley on 8 September 1894 in a 3–0 win at Newcastle Road. he played for the club between 1894 and 1901 and won an English Football League Championship medal in 1895.[3] He also won the 1895 World Championship. He left Sunderland to sign for Morton in 1901,[3] after making 142 league appearances with no goals.[4]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.roker-roar.com/navbar/bydecade/1890-1899/1899-00.html Sunderland AFC 1899/00
  2. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.
  3. Web site: Robert McNeill. A Love Supreme. 2008-07-30.
  4. Web site: Robert McNeill. The Stat Cat. 23 June 2020.