John W. Neill

John Whitley Neill (15 May 1934 – 21 August 2019)^[1] represented Great Britain at three Olympic Games and was captain of the Great Britain Field Hockey team at the Mexico Olympics in 1968. He played 57 times for Great Britain between 1960 and 1968 (a record at the time).^[2]

John Neill

Personal information
Born	15 May 1934 Frimley, England
Died	21 August 2019 (aged 85)
Height	184 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	85 kg (187 lb)
Playing position	Full back
Senior career
Years	Team
1956–1958	Southgate
1958–1961	Army
1961–1971	Bowdon
National team
Years	Team	Caps
1960–1968	Great Britain	57
1958–1968	England	33

Biography

Born in Frimley, Surrey, England and was educated at Rugby School^[3]

Neill played club hockey for Southgate and made his debut for England in 1958 and toured South Africa the same year. He participated at the 1960 Olympics when playing for the Army at club level. After two years National Service in the Royal Artillery, Neill signed for Bowdon Hockey Club and represented Cheshire at county level 43 times.^[3][4][5]

Neill was at Bowdon when he received his second^[6][7] and third Olympic Games call ups.^[8]

Neill was also a Director of the family brewing and distilling company Greenall Whitley plc.^[3]