Willie Neil
Personal information
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1]
Position(s)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Parkhead
1919–1928 Airdrieonians 229 (28)
1925 → Third Lanark (loan) 4 (0)
1928–1930 Ayr United 30 (4)
1929–1930 → Derry City (loan)
1930 Cowdenbeath 2 (0)
1931–1932 Airdrieonians 6 (1)
Total 271 (43)
International career
1927 Scottish League XI 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Neil was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half or inside right.[2] He spent most of his career with Airdrieonians, initially playing in midfield before Tommy Preston became established in that position, then taking up a more advanced role after Willie Russell left the club.[3] As well as contributing to the Diamonds sequence of four consecutive runners-up finishes in the Scottish Football League in the early 1920s, he was part of the squad that won the Scottish Cup in 1924, although he only played in one round and was not selected for the final. He also had short spells with Third Lanark (on loan from Airdrie), Ayr United, Derry City in Ireland (on loan from Ayr) and Cowdenbeath before returning to Airdrieonians for a short time prior to retiring.[2][3]

Neil was selected for the Scottish Football League XI on one occasion,[4] a 2–1 win over the Irish League representative team in October 1927. He had earlier played for Scotland at Junior level in his early career.[5]

References

  1. ↑ Season preview 1927/28 – Airdrieonians F.C., The Athletic News, 1 August 1927, via Play Up Liverpool
  2. 1 2 John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. 1 2 Greatest XI - 6. Central Midfielder, Airdrieonians FC, 18 March 2016
  4. ↑ "[SFL player] William Neil". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  5. ↑ Junior Scotland 1889 to 2019: The Players and Matches, Douglas Gorman, Tom McGouran; Lulu.com, 2019


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