Henry McNeil


Henry McNeil was a Scottish footballer.
During his career, McNeil played in several positions for Queen's Park and Third Lanark, as well as the Scotland national team.
McNeil was football's caps world record holder from March 1881 until March 1882 when John Price of Wales earned his 11th cap.
He later managed a sports shop in central Glasgow with his brother Peter, ran a hotel in Bangor, County Down with his brother Moses, operated a public house in Rutherglen and worked as a travelling salesman.
His brothers Moses and Peter McNeil were also footballers, who were among the founders of Rangers F.C.; Henry contributed to some of Rangers' first matches in 1872 as a guest player and Moses and Henry McNeil played together for Scotland. Another sibling, William, also played for Rangers.

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
16 March 1875Kennington Oval, London1–12–2Friendly
24 March 1876Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow2–03–0Friendly
325 March 1876Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow4–04–0Friendly
42 March 1878Hampden Park, Glasgow3–07–2Friendly
52 March 1878Hampden Park, Glasgow6–07–2Friendly
614 March 1881Acton Park, Wrexham0–21–5Friendly