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Bobby
McNeal |
West Bromwich
Albion FC
2 appearances, 0 goals
P 2 W 1 D
0 L 1 F 3: A 3
50% successful
1914
disciplined: none
captain: none
minutes played: 180 |
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Timeline |
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Robert McNeal |
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Birth |
15 January 1891 in Hobson, near Stanley,
County Durham [registered in
Lanchester, March 1891]. |
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Baptism |
15 February 1891 in Burnopfield |
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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
unnamed street in Hobson. His father is a coal miner. |
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According to the 1901
census, Robert 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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Marriage |
to Emily E. Howell [registered in
West Bromwich, March 1913]. |
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According to the
1921 census, Robert, a professional footballer (for West Bromwich Albion
FC), is now married to Emily Elizabeth and they have one daughter, Rita
Marion. They live at 115 Brompton Lane in West Bromwich. |
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According to the 1939 register, Robert, a beer house keeper and manager,
and Emily E. are still married, living at 15 Dudley Street in West
Bromwich, along with their daughter, Jeanne. |
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Death |
15 May 1956 in West Bromwich,
aged
65 years 121 days
[registered in West Bromwich, Staffs., June 1956]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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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
having played in 370 league appearances and
scored nine times. |
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Club honours |
Football League
Division Two winners 1910-11; FA Cup
runners-up 1911-12; Football League Champions
Division One
1919-20, runners-up
1924-25;
FA Charity Shield winners
1920; |
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Individual honours |
Football League
(five appearances) |
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Distinctions |
None |
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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]. |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of three who became the 379th
players (380) 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 Championship 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. Afterwards, he became a West
Bromwich licensee. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.165. |
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