Vincent McNeice (25 October 1938 – 29 August 2022) was an English professional

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and

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who made over 230 appearances in the

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for

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as a

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. In 1965, he played in the

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for Hamilton Primos. During his debut season with Hamilton Primos, McNeice was selected to the league's all-star team, which faced

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. He also briefly served as a

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for Hamilton Primos before Bill Paterson succeeded him. McNeice later became a manager and a coach in Denmark, managing

B 1903 Boldklubben 1903 or B 1903 was a football club founded on 2 June 1903, located in Copenhagen, Denmark. Seven times winner of the Danish championship (introduced 1913) in 1920, 1924, 1926, 1938, 1969, 1970 and 1976 and twice winner of the Danish ...

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and one other club, in addition to coaching the reserve team at AGF.

Career statistics

Honours

Watford *

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fourth-place promotion: 1959–60

References

1938 births 2022 deaths People from Cricklewood English men's footballers Footballers from the London Borough of Brent Men's association football midfielders English Football League players Southern Football League players International Soccer League players Watford F.C. players Montreal Concordia players Canadian National Soccer League players Bexley United F.C. players Hamilton Steelers (1958–1967) players Hillingdon Borough F.C. players English football managers Boldklubben 1903 managers AaB Fodbold managers Aarhus Gymnastikforening non-playing staff Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League players English expatriate football managers English expatriate sportspeople in Canada Expatriate men's soccer players in Canada English expatriate sportspeople in Denmark Expatriate football managers in Denmark {{England-footy-midfielder-1930s-stub