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
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He had already spent a season with the club earlier in his career after graduating from the
junior level, with
Celtic
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(his time there including another loan back to Motherwell),
Hamilton Academical[McNeil, Hugh (1901)]
Hamilton Academical Memory Bank and
Morton his other
Scottish Football League
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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.
[
His son of the same name was also a footballer who too played for Motherwell and Hamilton in the same position.][McNeil, Hugh (1923)]
Hamilton Academical Memory Bank[Hugh McNeil (II)]
MotherWELLnet
References
1878 births
Date of birth unknown
1960 deaths
Scottish men's footballers
Footballers from Motherwell
Scottish Junior Football Association players
Scotland men's junior international footballers
Men's association football central defenders
Dalziel Rovers F.C. players
Hamilton Academical F.C. players
Motherwell F.C. players
Celtic F.C. players
Greenock Morton F.C. players
Wishaw Thistle F.C. players
Royal Albert F.C. players
Scottish Football League players
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