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Bob McNeil
Full name	Robert McNeil
Date of birth	Unknown
Place of birth	Springburn, Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death	Unknown
Place of death	Unknown, Unknown
Height	5' 7"
Playing position	Outside Left
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
- 1914-1927	Hamilton Academical Chelsea	279 (27)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Outside forward is a position in football which refers to a footballer who plays as an advanced forward on the right or left wing - as an outside right or outside Hamilton Academical is a football club from Hamilton Scotland. * Appearances (Goals)

Bob McNeil (from Springburn, Glasgow) was a Scottish footballer who played both North and South of the border. Glasgow (ˈglæzgoʊ is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom In Scotland for Hamilton Academical and in England for Chelsea. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. Hamilton Academical is a football club from Hamilton Scotland. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland He was a neat Outside Left who dribbled well and had an accurate shot. Outside forward is a position in football which refers to a footballer who plays as an advanced forward on the right or left wing - as an outside right or outside ^[1].

Club career

Croal transferred to Chelsea from Hamilton Academical sometime in 1914. ^[2]. He was a member of the Chelsea side that reached the FA Cup in 1915. The 1915 FA Cup Final took place on 24 April 1915 and was contested by Sheffield United and Chelsea.

He made a total of 307 appearances for Chelsea and scored a total of 32 goals. ^[3].

Honours

Chelsea

FA Cup: Runners Up 1915

References

^ Unknown (1915). The Football Association Challenge Cup, commonly known as the FA Cup, is a knockout cup competition in English football, run by and named after The 1915 FA Cup Final took place on 24 April 1915 and was contested by Sheffield United and Chelsea. Cup Final Programme.
^ Unknown (1915). Cup Final Programme.
^ Glanvill, Rick (2006). Chelsea FC: The Official Biography - The Definitive Story of the First 100 Years. Headline Book Publishing Ltd, p. 406. ISBN 0-7553-1466-2.

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