Harry Neil

For other people with similar names, see Harry Neal (disambiguation).

Howard Scott "Harry" Neil (13 September 1882 – 11 October 1952) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Collingwood and Richmond in the Victorian Football League (VFL).^[1]

Harry Neil
Neil during his Richmond career
Personal information
Full name	Howard Scott Neil
Born	(1882-09-13)13 September 1882 Break O'Day, Victoria
Died	11 October 1952(1952-10-11) (aged 70) Mont Park, Victoria
Original team	Collingwood Juniors
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
Years	Club	Games (Goals)
1904	Collingwood	04 (0)
1905–08	Prahran (VFA)	45 (0)
1908–10	Richmond	31 (0)
1910	Prahran (VFA)	09 (1)
1911	Brighton (VFA)	14 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1910.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of John Isaac Neil (1846-), and Sarah Scott Neil (1860-1928), née Thompson,^[2] Howard Scott Neil was born at Break O'Day, Victoria on 13 September 1882.

He married Elsie Cecilia Hopkinson (1889-1970) in 1911. They had six children.

Football

Collingwood (VFL)

He played in 4 senior games for Collingwood in 1904.

Prahran (VFA)

He transferred to Prahran in 1905, and played in his first senior match, against Footscray, on 10 June 1905.

Richmond (VFL)

In his three seasons with Richmond (1908-1910), he played in 31 senior matches.^[3][4]

Prahran (VFA)

In June 1910 he was cleared from Richmond to Prahran.^[5][6]

Brighton (VFA)

In May 1911, he was granted a permit to transfer from Prahran to Brighton.^[7]

Death

He died at Mont Park, Victoria on 11 October 1952.^[8]