John Neilson (footballer, born 1921)

John Neilson

Personal information
Full name	John Crane Neilson[1]
Date of birth	(1921-08-02)2 August 1921
Place of birth	Hamilton, Scotland
Date of death	(1988-03-24)24 March 1988
Place of death	Surrey, England
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Aberdeen
	Arbroath
	Ballymena United
	Clyde	1	(0)
1947–1948	Bradford City	29	(11)
	Wrexham
	Stonehouse Violet
	Queen of the South	44	(6)
	Crusaders
1951	Macclesfield Town	18	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Crane Neilson (2 August 1921 – 24 March 1988) was a Scottish professional footballer. He was a centre forward.

Neilson played for Clyde, Bradford City, where he was the club's top goal-scorer in 1947–48 before he left after just five games the following season, and Wrexham.^[2]

References

1. "John Neilson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 21 February 2017.
2. Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. pp. 386, 403. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

External links

• John Neilson at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database