Hugh McNeil
PositionCentre half
Birth date1878
Birth placeMotherwell, Scotland
Death date10 January 1960 (aged 81–82)
Death placeHartwood, Scotland
Years 1
Clubs 1Mossend Brigade
Years 2
Clubs 2Dalziel Rovers
Years 31899–1900
Clubs 3Motherwell
Caps 316
Goals 32
Years 41900–1902
Clubs 4Celtic
Caps 42
Goals 40
Years 51901
Clubs 5Motherwell (loan)
Caps 53
Goals 50
Years 61901–1902
Clubs 6Hamilton Academical
Caps 618
Goals 62
Years 71902–1904
Clubs 7Morton
Caps 745
Goals 73
Years 81904–1914
Clubs 8Motherwell
Caps 8248
Goals 84
Years 91914–1915
Clubs 9Wishaw Thistle
Years 101915–1916
Clubs 10Royal Albert
Totalcaps332
Totalgoals11

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 his other Scottish Football League employers between his two main Fir Park spells being Celtic (his time there including a short loan back to Motherwell), Hamilton Academical[3] and Morton. 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]

References

  1. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine
  2. ^ Hugh McNeil (I), MotherWELLnet
  3. ^ McNeil, Hugh (1901), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  4. ^ McNeil, Hugh (1923), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  5. ^ Hugh McNeil (II), MotherWELLnet