Neil Dewar

Neil Dewar
Personal information
Full name Neil Hamilton Dewar
Date of birth 11 November 1908
Place of birth Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland
Date of death 10 January 1982(1982-01-10) (aged 73)
Place of death Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Lochgilphead United
1929–1933 Third Lanark 117 (120)
1933 Manchester United 36 (14)
1933–1937 Sheffield Wednesday 84 (43)
1937–1940 Third Lanark 70 (43)
Total 307 (220)
International career
1932 Scotland 3 (4)
1932–1939[2] Scottish Football League XI 2 (2)
1940[3] Scotland (wartime) 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neil Hamilton Dewar (11 November 1908 – 10 January 1982) was a Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday and the Scotland national team. He usually played as a forward and had a prolific goalscoring record.[4]

  1. ^ Dickinson, Jason; Brodie, John (2005). The Wednesday Boys: A Definitive Who's Who of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club 1880–2005. Sheffield: Pickard Communication. pp. 85–86. ISBN 0-9547264-9-9.
  2. ^ (SFL player) Neil Hamilton Dewar, London Hearts Supporters Club
  3. ^ Irish XI v Scottish XI, 28 April 1940, 11v11.com
  4. ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)