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Harry Neil
Australian rules footballer (1882–1952)
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]
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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) | |
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1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1910. | |||
| Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com | |||
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.
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)
Brighton (VFA)
In May 1911, he was granted a permit to transfer from Prahran to Brighton.[7]
He died at Mont Park, Victoria on 11 October 1952.[8]
- Holmesby & Main (2014), p.651.
- Hogan (1996), p.159.
- The Richmond Team, The Weekly Times, (Saturday, 6 June 1908), p.25: Neil is third from left, back row.
- 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.
- 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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