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Robert McNeill (footballer)

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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

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  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.