Charles Neilson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Charles Neilson | ||
| Date of birth | 27 November 1889 | ||
| Place of birth | Montrose, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1 June 1916 (aged 26) | ||
| Place of death | Neuville-Saint-Vaast, France | ||
| Position | Outside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1910 | Ellon United | ||
| 1910–1913 | Aberdeen | 8 | (0) |
| 1915 | Aberdeen | 0 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Charles Neilson (27 November 1889 – 1 June 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Scottish League for Aberdeen.
Personal life
Neilson attended Ellon Primary School and graduated with an MA from Aberdeen University in 1913. He trained as a teacher at Aberdeen Training Centre and became a teaching assistant at Lossiemouth Public School. After the outbreak of the First World War in September 1914, Neilson enlisted as a private in the Gordon Highlanders in Peterhead. He was serving as a company sergeant major when he was killed in action near Neuville-Saint-Vaast, France on 1 June 1916. He was buried in Marœuil British Cemetery, near Arras. His brothers Rolland and James (the latter also a footballer) were also killed during the war. Neilson was added to the Aberdeen University Roll of Honour in 1921.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1910–11 | Scottish First Division | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
| 1911–12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
- ↑ Appearance in North East Cup
References
- 1 2 3 "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Charles Neilson". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- 1 2 3 "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916" (PDF). p. 5. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
- 1 2 3 "Neilson, Charles | Roll of Honour". The University of Aberdeen. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
- ↑ "Charles Neilson | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 September 2016.
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