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Bobby
McNeal |
West Bromwich
Albion FC
2 caps, 0 goals
P 2 W 1 D
0 L 1 F 3: A 3
50% successful
1914
disciplined: none
captaincies: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Profile |
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Full name |
Robert McNeal |
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Born |
15 January 1891 in Hobson, near Stanley,
county Durham [registered in
Lanchester, March 1891]. |
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Census Notes |
According to the 1891
census, Three-month old Robert is the only child of John and Hannah (née)
Bell. They live with her widowed mother, Elizabeth Bell, at an unamed
street in Hobson. His father is a coal miner. |
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According to the 1901
census, John is the eldest of three children now living at 9 Bowes
Street in Burnopsfield Colliery. His father is still working in the coal
mines. |
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According to the 1911
census, Robert is now a professional footballer boarding with the Rhodes
family at 23 Alfred Street in West Bromwich. He is one of three Albion
footballers, alongside Bob Pailor and John Marshall. |
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Married |
to Emily E. Howell [registered in
West Bromwich, March 1913]. |
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Died |
15 May 1956 in West Bromwich,
aged
65 years 121 days
[registered in West Bromwich, Staffs., June 1956]. |
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Height/Weight |
5'
6", 10st.
10lbs [1912]. |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & Ancestry.com |
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Club Career |
|
Club(s) |
Played for Hobson
Wanderers FC before being picked up by West Bromwich Albion FC in June
1910. He guested for Port Vale FC and Middlesbrough FC during the war
period. Eventually retired through injury in May 1926. |
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Club honours |
Football League
Division Two winners 1910-11; FA Cup
runners-up 1911-12; Football League Champions
1919-20; |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(five appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
380th
player to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Left-half |
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First match |
No.
118, 16 March 1914, Wales 0 England 2, a British Championship
match at
Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff, aged
23 years
60 days. |
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Last match |
No. 119,
4 April 1914, Scotland 3 England 1, a British
Championship match at
Hampden Park,
Mount Florida, Glasgow, aged 23 years 79 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British
Championships 1913-14 |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
None |
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Beyond England |
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After retiring from playing, McNeal
coached West Bromwich Albion FC for a spell. Gave it up to become a West
Bromwich licensee. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.165. |
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Bob McNeal - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
Comp.
Apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
Goals
Av.min |
Comp.
Goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
180 |
0 |
0
min |
0 |
None |
None |
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Due to the fact that
many matches rarely stuck to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time
for injuries, errors and substitutions. The minutes here
given can only ever be a guideline and cannot therefore be accurate, only
an approximation. |
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Bob McNeal
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
|
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts
% |
W/L |
|
Away
-
British Championship |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
0 |
1 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
| All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
0 |
1 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Bob McNeal
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
|
British Championship |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC 1913-14 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
0 |
1 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
0 |
1 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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All
Tournaments |
|
Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
|
BC |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
0 |
1 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
|
All |
2 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
=0 |
0 |
1 |
1.50 |
1.50 |
50.0 |
=0 |
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Bob McNeal
- Match History |
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Club: West
Bromwich Albion F.C. - 2 full caps |
Coach: F.A. Select
Commitee - 2
full capsx
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Age 23 |
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1 |
118 |
16 March 1914 - Wales 0 England 2,
Ninian Park, Sloper Road, Cardiff |
BC |
AW |
Start |
lh |
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2 |
119 |
4 April 1914 - Scotland 3 England 1, Hampden Park,
Mount Florida, Glasgow |
AL |
Start |
lh |
Notes
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