Alex Neil (footballer)
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Alexander Francis Neil (born 9 June 1981 in Bellshill, Scotland) is a Scottish footballer currently playing for Hamilton Academical.
He is the joint longest serving captain in the Scottish Premier League
, along with John Potter
.
before joining Barnsley
in 2000. Neil spent four years at Barnsley before joining Mansfield Town in 2004, where he spent only one season before signing for his current club Hamilton Academical.
Alex Neil is currently the team captain, being regarded as the most influential player on the pitch and in the SPL
. This fact can be seen when you see the Accies previous standings in the Scottish Premier League
, (with Alex Neil playing most every game) compared to their current form, having only won two games of the 2010-2011 season, now and for most of the season been at the bottom of the table. Alex Neil has been injured for most of this season and it is not confirmed when he will be back. Speaking to journalists though, due to the pain, he may never play football again after the season ends. This comes as a result of his injury which has kept him out all season. He said that he was in bearable, but constant pain when he played his first game this season.
He is a fan favorite to many of the Accies supporters. Neil won the Scottish First Division with Accies in 2008 alongside 20 year old James McCarthy and 23 year old, Scotland National Football Team
international James McArthur
, who both now play for Wigan Athletic F.C.
On 6 May 2011, Neil signed a new contract with Hamilton which will keep him there till May 2014.
He is the joint longest serving captain in the Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
, along with John Potter
John Potter (footballer)
John Paul Potter , is a Scottish defender. He is currently playing for SPL club Dunfermline Athletic. Potter was brought up in High Valleyfield; a small mining village which has produced numerous talents in the past including: Hugh Kelly, George Connelly and John Fraser.He is the cousin of Craig...
.
Career
A central midfielder, Neil began his career at AirdrieAirdrieonians F.C.
Airdrieonians Football Club, more commonly known as Airdrie, were a Scottish professional football team from the town of Airdrie, in the Monklands area of Lanarkshire....
before joining Barnsley
Barnsley F.C.
Barnsley Football Club are a professional English football club based in the town of Barnsley, South Yorkshire. Nicknamed the Tykes, they were founded in 1887 under the name Barnsley St. Peter's...
in 2000. Neil spent four years at Barnsley before joining Mansfield Town in 2004, where he spent only one season before signing for his current club Hamilton Academical.
Alex Neil is currently the team captain, being regarded as the most influential player on the pitch and in the SPL
SPL
-Sporting Leagues:*Scottish Premier League, or Clydesdale Bank Premier League, the highest professional football league in Scotland*Saudi Premier League, or Zain Saudi Premier League, the highest professional football league in Saudi Arabia...
. This fact can be seen when you see the Accies previous standings in the Scottish Premier League
Scottish Premier League
The Scottish Premier League , also known as the SPL , is a professional league competition for association football clubs in Scotland...
, (with Alex Neil playing most every game) compared to their current form, having only won two games of the 2010-2011 season, now and for most of the season been at the bottom of the table. Alex Neil has been injured for most of this season and it is not confirmed when he will be back. Speaking to journalists though, due to the pain, he may never play football again after the season ends. This comes as a result of his injury which has kept him out all season. He said that he was in bearable, but constant pain when he played his first game this season.
He is a fan favorite to many of the Accies supporters. Neil won the Scottish First Division with Accies in 2008 alongside 20 year old James McCarthy and 23 year old, Scotland National Football Team
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
international James McArthur
James McArthur
James McArthur is a Scottish footballer who currently plays as a central midfielder for Premier League club Wigan Athletic. He has also represented Scotland at full international level. McArthur started his career at Hamilton Academical and was part of the team that won the 2007–08 Scottish First...
, who both now play for Wigan Athletic F.C.
On 6 May 2011, Neil signed a new contract with Hamilton which will keep him there till May 2014.
Honours
Hamilton Academical- Scottish Football League First DivisionScottish Football League First DivisionThe Irn-Bru Scottish Football League First Division Championship is the highest division of the Scottish Football League and the second highest in the Scottish football league system....
: 2007–08Scottish First Division 2007-08The 2007–08 First Division season was the thirteenth season of the First Division in its current format of ten teams.The team which finished first were automatically promoted to the Scottish Premier League...