Bobby McNeal

Bobby McNeal
Personal information
Full name Robert McNeal
Date of birth (1891-01-19)19 January 1891[1]
Place of birth Hobson, County Durham, England[1]
Date of death 15 May 1956(1956-05-15) (aged 65)[1]
Place of death West Bromwich, England[1]
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Left-half
Youth career
Hobson Wanderers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1910–1925 West Bromwich Albion 370 (9)
Total 370 (9)
International career
1914 England 2 (0)
Football League 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert McNeal (19 January 1891 – 15 May 1956) was an English footballer who played as a left-half. Despite his career running through World War I, he managed nearly 400 appearances in the Football League for West Bromwich Albion, playing in some of the most successful seasons in the club's history. He won the Second Division (1910–11), First Division (1919–20), and Charity Shield (1920), and played in the 1912 FA Cup final.

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  2. ^ Hawthorne (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. West Bromwich Albion". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 6.