Robert McNeill (footballer)

For the Hamilton Academical and Chelsea player, see Bob McNeil (footballer).
For other people named Robert MacNeil, see Robert MacNeil (disambiguation).

Robert McNeill
With Sunderland in 1894
Personal information
Date of birth 21 November 1873[1]
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Full back
Youth career
Port Victoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
– Port Glasgow Athletic Juniors
1893–1894 Clyde  15 (1)
1894–1901 Sunderland   142 (0)
1901–1902 Greenock Morton  4 (0)
Total 160 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert McNeill (born 21 November 1873) was a Scottish footballer who played for Sunderland as a full back.[2]

Having transferred from Clyde, McNeill made his Sunderland debut against Burnley on 8 September 1894 in a 3–0 win at Newcastle Road.[3] he played for the club between 1894 and 1901 and won an English Football League Championship medal in 1895.[4] He also won the 1895 World Championship. He left Sunderland to sign for Morton in 1901,[4] after making 142 league appearances with no goals.[3]

References

  1. ^ Sunderland AFC 1899/00, Roker Roar
  2. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  3. ^ a b "Robert McNeill". The Stat Cat. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Robert McNeill". A Love Supreme. Retrieved 30 July 2008.