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Andrew Neil (18 November 1892 – 14 August 1941) was a Scottish professional footballer who made 75 appearances in Division One for Kilmarnock and 327 appearances in the English Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion (two spells), Arsenal and Queens Park Rangers. He played as an inside forward or wing half.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andrew Neil[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 18 November 1892||
Place of birth | Crosshouse, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 14 August 1941 48)[2] | (aged||
Place of death | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward, wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
19??–1912 | Ardeer Thistle | ||
1912–1919 | Kilmarnock | 75 | (32) |
1912–1913 | → Galston (loan) | ||
1916 | → Galston (loan) | ||
1916–1917 | → Stevenston United (loan) | ||
1919–1920 | Stevenston United | ||
1920–1924 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 129 | (22) |
1924–1926 | Arsenal | 54 | (10) |
1926–1927 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 38 | (6) |
1927–1930 | Queens Park Rangers | 106 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Neil was born in Crosshouse, near Kilmarnock in Ayrshire.[2] He joined Kilmarnock of Division One from junior club Ardeer Thistle,[3] and made his debut on 12 April 1913 away to Motherwell.[4] He played regularly in his second season, and in 1914–15, his 20 goals placed him sixth in the division's scoring charts.[4][5]
Neil came south in 1920 to sign for Brighton & Hove Albion of the newly formed Football League Third Division. He was a regular at inside right, technically skilful and creative, and impressed to the extent that First Division club Arsenal paid a £3,000 fee – an Albion club record – for his services in March 1924.[2] He was never a regular at Arsenal, but despite a lack of pace, was brought into the team at the insistence of captain Charlie Buchan to play a roving inside-forward role in front of a purely defensive centre half; the tactical change contributed to a runners-up finish in 1925–26.[6] Although he had played 27 matches that season,[7] Neil returned to Brighton in March 1926. He stayed until the 1927 close season, and then moved on to another third-tier club, Queens Park Rangers, where he played as a wing half until retiring in 1930 at the age of 37.[2]
He then went back to Scotland and his original trade, as a baker. He died of a heart attack in Kilmarnock in 1941.[2]
Club | Season | League | National Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Kilmarnock | 1912–13[4] | Division One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
1913–14[4] | Division One | 32 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 34 | 13 | |
1914–15[4] | Division One | 33 | 20 | — | 33 | 20 | ||
1915–16[4] | Division One | 5 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
1918–19[8] | Division One | 3 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
Total | 75 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 77 | 33 | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 1920–21[2] | Third Division | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
1921–22[2] | Third Division South | 40 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 43 | 3 | |
1922–23[2] | Third Division South | 42 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 47 | 11 | |
1923–24[2] | Third Division South | 29 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 8 | |
Total | 129 | 22 | 15 | 2 | 144 | 24 | ||
Arsenal | 1923–24[7] | First Division | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 |
1924–25[7] | First Division | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | |
1925–25[7] | First Division | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
Total | 54 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 57 | 10 | ||
Brighton & Hove Albion | 1925–26[2] | Third Division South | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
1926–27[2] | Third Division South | 26 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 4 | |
Total | 38 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 41 | 6 | ||
Queens Park Rangers | 1927–28[9] | Third Division South | 41 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 1 |
1928–29[9] | Third Division South | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
1929–30[9] | Third Division South | 36 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | |
Total | 106 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 112 | 1 | ||
Career total | 402 | 71 | 29 | 3 | 431 | 74 |
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