Hugh McNeil (born 1902) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half or right half for Hamilton Academical and Motherwell.[1][2] He was still featuring fairly regularly for the Steelmen (11 league appearances in the 1929–30 season)[3] when he emigrated to Nigeria to work in the oil industry, having obtained a university degree.[1]

Hugh McNeil
Personal information
Date of birth 8 August 1902
Place of birth Motherwell, Scotland
Position(s)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Larkhall Thistle
1923–1926 Hamilton Academical 70 (0)
1926–1930 Motherwell 85 (1)
Total 154 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

His father of the same name was also a footballer who too played for Motherwell and Hamilton in the same position.[4][3][5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b McNeil, Hugh (1923), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  2. ^ Hugh McNeil (II), MotherWELLnet
  3. ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. ^ McNeil, Hugh (1901), Hamilton Academical Memory Bank
  5. ^ Hugh McNeil (I), MotherWELLnet