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 The Victorian Football League (VFL) is an Australian rules football league in Australia serving as one of the second-tier regional semi-professional competitions which sit underneath the fully professional Australian Football League (AFL). It ...

(VFL).

Family

The son of John Isaac Neil (1846-), and Sarah Scott Neil (1860-1928), née Thompson, 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

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.

Prahran (VFA)

In June 1910 he was cleared from Richmond to Prahran.

Brighton (VFA)

In May 1911, he was granted a permit to transfer from Prahran to Brighton.

Death

He died at Mont Park, Victoria on 11 October 1952.Deaths: Neil, ''The Age'', (Monday, 13 October 1952), p.7.
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Notes

References

* Hogan P: ''The Tigers Of Old'', Richmond FC, (Melbourne), 1996. *

External links

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Harry Neil's profile
at Collingwood Forever
Harry Neil's playing statistics
from The VFA Project 1882 births 1952 deaths Australian rules footballers from Victoria (state) Collingwood Football Club players Richmond Football Club players Prahran Football Club players Brighton Football Club players {{AFL-bio-1882-stub