About Quentin Neill
Lived 1866 – 1901 (aged 35). Quentin Neill was a British association football player.
Life and career Neill was born in Glasgow, he was younger brother to Robert W. Neill who went on to captain Scotland in 1880. before moving to England where he joined Lincoln City.
The 1891 Census records Neill working as an accountant and lodging in the St Botolph's parish of Lincoln, in the household of former Lincoln City footballer Jack Strawson, also an accountant.
Neill had a benefit match in 1895 against Burnley and by the end of the year he had emigrated to South Africa to set up business, and when the Boer War broke out he became a Trooper with the Driscoll's Scouts. in a Durban hospital due to a fever.
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Who was Quentin Neill?
Scottish footballer
When was Quentin Neill born?
Quentin Neill was born on 16 April 1866 in Glasgow.
When did Quentin Neill die?
Quentin Neill died on 9 August 1901 in Durban.
What was Quentin Neill's occupation?
Quentin Neill was an association football player.
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Quentin Neill was British.
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