Harry Neil

Howard Scott "Harry" Neil (13 September 1882 – 11 October 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Harry Neil
Neil during his Richmond career
Personal information
Full name Howard Scott Neil
Date of birth (1882-09-13)13 September 1882
Place of birth Break O'Day, Victoria
Date of death 11 October 1952(1952-10-11) (aged 70)
Place of death Mont Park, Victoria
Original team(s) Collingwood Juniors
Height 178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1904 Collingwood 04 (0)
1905–08 Prahran (VFA) 45 (0)
1908–10 Richmond 31 (0)
1910 Prahran (VFA) 09 (1)
1911 Brighton (VFA) 14 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1910.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of John Isaac Neil (1846-), and Sarah Scott Neil (1860-1928), née Thompson,[2] Howard Scott Neil was born at Break O'Day, Victoria on 13 September 1882.

He married Elsie Cecilia Hopkinson (1889-1970) in 1911. They had six children.

Football

Collingwood (VFL)

He played in 4 senior games for Collingwood in 1904.

Prahran (VFA)

He transferred to Prahran in 1905, and played in his first senior match, against Footscray, on 10 June 1905.

Richmond (VFL)

In his three seasons with Richmond (1908-1910), he played in 31 senior matches.[3][4]

Prahran (VFA)

In June 1910 he was cleared from Richmond to Prahran.[5][6]

Brighton (VFA)

In May 1911, he was granted a permit to transfer from Prahran to Brighton.[7]

Death

He died at Mont Park, Victoria on 11 October 1952.[8]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.651.
  2. Deaths: Neil, The Argus, (Monday, 19 March 1928), p.1.
  3. Hogan (1996), p.159.
  4. The Richmond Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 6 June 1908), p.25: Neil is third from left, back row.
  5. Football: Victorian League: Permits to Players, The Argus, (Thursday, 16 June 1910), p.5.
  6. Victorian Association: Permit Granted, The Argus, (Thursday, 16 June 1910), p.5.
  7. Victorian Association, The Age, (Thursday, 18 May 1911), p.10.
  8. Deaths: Neil, The Age, (Monday, 13 October 1952), p.7.

References
  • Hogan P: The Tigers Of Old, Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. ISBN 0-646-18748-1
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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