Hugh McNeil Jr
Scottish footballer
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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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 August 1902 | ||
| Place of birth | Motherwell, Scotland | ||
| Positions | |||
| 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]
