Billy Neale
For the Scottish and 1960 Olympic centre half, see Billy Neil. For the Glentoran right half, see Billy Neill.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Edward Neale[1][lower-alpha 1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1933[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Wallsend,[1] England | ||
| Date of death | 2001 (aged 68)[lower-alpha 1] | ||
| Place of death | North Tyneside,[lower-alpha 1] England | ||
| Playing position | Wing half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1950–195? | Sunderland | 0 | (0) |
| 195?–1957 | North Shields | ||
| 1957–1958 | Darlington | 15 | (0) |
| – | North Shields | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
William Edward "Billy" Neale (20 May 1933 – 2001) was an English footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Darlington, and in non-league football for North Shields. He was on the books of Sunderland without playing first-team football for them.[1][4] He did contribute to the club's "A" team winning the 1950–51 Wearside League title and two other trophies. According to the Sunderland Echo, "right half Neale, although on the small side, used both feet, distributed the ball well, and was a bundle of energy all the way through" the final of the Monkwearmouth Charity Cup.[5]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Neale's death was registered under the name of William Elwood Neale, rather than the William Edward Neale as given by Hugman,[1] in October 2001 in the North Tyneside registration district of Northumberland,[2] which covers Longbenton, Tynemouth, Wallsend and Whitley Bay.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Hugman, Barry J., ed. (1998). The PFA Premier & Football League Players' Records 1946–1998. Queen Anne Press. p. 400. ISBN 978-1-85291-585-8.
- ↑ "England & Wales deaths 1837–2007 Transcription". William Elwood Neale. District: North Tyneside. County: Northumberland. District number: 0541C. Register number: C30C. Entry number: 215. Date of registration mm/yy: 1001. Retrieved 26 October 2014 – via Findmypast. (subscription required (help)).
- ↑ "North Tyneside registration district". GENUKI. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ "Darlington: 1946/47–1988/89 & 1990/91–2009/10". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Players Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
- ↑ "Sunderland 'A' team's third trophy". Sunderland Echo. 8 May 1951. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive. (subscription required (help)).