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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil McBain[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Campbeltown, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 13 May 1974 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Ayr, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Half-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Campbeltown Academicals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hamilton Academical | |||
| 1914–1921 | Ayr United | 111 | (12) |
| 1921–1923 | Manchester United | 42 | (2) |
| 1923–1926 | Everton | 97 | (1) |
| 1926–1928 | St Johnstone | 38 | (4) |
| 1928 | Liverpool | 12 | (0) |
| 1928–1931 | Watford | 85 | (5) |
| 1947 | New Brighton | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 386 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1922–1924 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1929–1937 | Watford | ||
| 1937–1938 | Ayr United | ||
| 1938–1939 | Luton Town | ||
| 1946–1948 | New Brighton | ||
| 1948–1949 | Leyton Orient | ||
| 1949–1951 | Estudiantes de La Plata | ||
| 1955–1956 | Ayr United | ||
| 1956–1959 | Watford | ||
| 1962–1963 | Ayr United | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Neil McBain (15 November 1895 – 13 May 1974) was a Scottish professional football player and coach. He remains the oldest player to appear in an English Football League match aged 51 years.[3]
- ^ "Neil McBain". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 5 March 2017.
- ^ Junius (20 August 1923). "Prospects of the clubs in the First Division of the League. Everton". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
- ^ www.allfootballers.com Oldest League players[permanent dead link]