Harry Neil
| Harry Neil | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Neil during his Richmond career | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Howard Scott Neil | ||
| Date of birth | 13 September 1882 | ||
| Place of birth | Break O'Day, Victoria | ||
| Date of death | 11 October 1952 (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 | 4 (0) | |
| 1905–08 | Prahran (VFA) | 45 (0) | |
| 1908–10 | Richmond | 31 (0) | |
| 1910 | Prahran (VFA) | 9 (1) | |
| 1911 | Brighton (VFA) | 14 (2) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1910. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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]
Family
[edit]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
[edit]Collingwood (VFL)
[edit]He played in 4 senior games for Collingwood in 1904.
Prahran (VFA)
[edit]He transferred to Prahran in 1905, and played in his first senior match, against Footscray, on 10 June 1905.
Richmond (VFL)
[edit]In his three seasons with Richmond (1908-1910), he played in 31 senior matches.[3][4]
Prahran (VFA)
[edit]In June 1910 he was cleared from Richmond to Prahran.[5][6]
Brighton (VFA)
[edit]In May 1911, he was granted a permit to transfer from Prahran to Brighton.[7]
Death
[edit]He died at Mont Park, Victoria on 11 October 1952.[8]
Notes
[edit]- ^ Holmesby & Main (2014), p.651.
- ^ Deaths: Neil, The Argus, (Monday, 19 March 1928), p.1.
- ^ Hogan (1996), p.159.
- ^ The Richmond Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 6 June 1908), p.25: Neil is third from left, back row.
- ^ Football: Victorian League: Permits to Players, The Argus, (Thursday, 16 June 1910), p.5.
- ^ Victorian Association: Permit Granted, The Argus, (Thursday, 16 June 1910), p.5.
- ^ Victorian Association, The Age, (Thursday, 18 May 1911), p.10.
- ^ Deaths: Neil, The Age, (Monday, 13 October 1952), p.7.
References
[edit]- 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.
External links
[edit]
- Harry Neil's playing statistics from AFL Tables
- Harry Neil at AustralianFootball.com
- Harry Neil's profile at Collingwood Forever
- Harry Neil's playing statistics from The VFA Project
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