Peter Neil
Peter Gibson Neil (1898 – 1976) was a Scottish footballer who played in the English Football League for Birmingham.[3] He played mainly as an outside right.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Peter Gibson Neil | ||
| Date of birth | 1898 | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1976 | ||
| Place of death | Cambuslang, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Outside right | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1919–1920 | Cambuslang Rangers | ||
| 1920–1921 | East Fife | ||
| 1921–1922 | Birmingham | 5 | (0) |
| 1922–1923 | Heart of Midlothian | 7 | (0) |
| 1923 | East Fife | 8 | (1) |
| 1923–1924 | Alloa Athletic | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Neil was born in Airdrie but spent much of his life in Cambuslang, both in Lanarkshire. With his teenage years interrupted by World War I, he began his career with local junior side Cambuslang Rangers at the end of the conflict and soon moved on East Fife, then playing in the Central League, and was in the team that won the Scottish Qualifying Cup.[4][5] He joined Birmingham from East Fife in April 1921,[6] and made his debut in the First Division on 17 September 1921 in a 1–1 draw at home to Everton. He made four more appearances during the 1921–22 season, on each occasion deputising for Bill Harvey.[7]
Neil returned to Scotland in September 1922 to join Heart of Midlothian of Scottish Division One.[6][8] After less than a season in Edinburgh he switched to second tier Bo'ness, and at the end of 1923 transferred to Alloa Athletic, his final club before retiring.[9]
References
- Statutory registers – Births – Search results, ScotlandsPeople. Retrieved 2 December 2021
- Brum (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Birmingham". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - Scotland – List of Qualifying Cup Finals, James M. Ross, RSSSF, 15 December 2004
- Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 114. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
- Matthews, p. 164.
- (Hearts player) Peter W Neil, London Hearts Supporters Club
- Neil Peter Image 1 Heart of Midlothian 1922, Vintage Footballers