Neil Hood

Last updated

Neil Hood
Personal information
Date of birth (1950-06-30) 30 June 1950 (age 74)
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Annbank United
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1969–1971 Ayr United 21 (7)
1971–1972 Queen of the South 25 (13)
1972–1975 Hamilton Academical 104 (44)
1975–1980 Clyde 151 (69)
1980–1981 Stranraer 29 (10)
1981–1982 Clyde 15 (2)
Total345(145)
Managerial career
1980–1981 Stranraer
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Neil Hood (born 30 June 1950), is a former Scottish footballer who played as a striker.

Contents

Hood started his career with Ayr United, before moving to Queen of the South in Dumfries.

In the three years between 1972 and 1975, Hood scored 52 goals for Hamilton Academical before he moved to Clyde.

Hood scored 80 goals in 171 games in his first spell at the Bully Wee, which included a Second Division Championship win in the club's centenary year. Hood then joined Stranraer as manager for season 1980–81 season. This proved to be unsuccessful, and he rejoined Clyde as a player in 1981, helping them to win another Second Division title, but he never received a medal back then. He was eventually presented with one 26 years later by the club in May 2008 [1] [2] [note 1] Hood played 187 games with the club in two spells, scoring 83 goals. Hood was voted as Clyde's all-time cult hero in a Football Focus poll in 2004. [3]

Honours

Clyde
Individual

Notes

  1. On the May 13, 2008 article, it said Hood never played enough league games to win a medal. On his Hall of Fame profile, it said Hood and teammate Davie Rae had both played 14 times. Rae had started more games than Hood so Rae was awarded the last medal back then.

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Billy McNeill</span> Scottish footballer and manager (1940–2019)

William McNeill was a Scottish football player and manager. He had a long association with Celtic, spanning more than sixty years as a player, manager and club ambassador. McNeill captained Celtic's 'Lisbon Lions' to their European Cup victory in 1967 and later spent two spells as the club's manager. As a player and manager, he won 31 major trophies with Celtic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Clyde F.C.</span> Association football club from Scotland

Clyde Football Club is a Scottish semi-professional football club who play in Scottish League Two. Formed in 1877 at the River Clyde in Glasgow, the club host their home matches at New Douglas Park, having played at Broadwood Stadium from 1994 until 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Andy Goram</span> Scottish footballer (1964–2022)

Andrew Lewis Goram was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Born in Bury, Lancashire, England, he started his career with Oldham Athletic and Hibernian, but he is best remembered for playing for Rangers during the 1990s, when he earned the nickname "The Goalie". In a 2001 poll of Rangers fans, Goram was voted Rangers' greatest-ever goalkeeper.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Pat Nevin</span> Scottish footballer (born 1963)

Patrick Kevin Francis Michael Nevin is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a winger. In a twenty-year career, he appeared for Clyde, Chelsea, Everton, Tranmere Rovers, Kilmarnock and Motherwell. He won 28 caps for Scotland, scattered across a ten-year international career, and was selected for the UEFA Euro 1992 finals squad. Since retiring as a player, Nevin has worked as a chief executive of Motherwell and as a football writer and broadcaster.

Steven Archibald is a Scottish former professional footballer and manager. He played prominently as a forward for Aberdeen, winning the Scottish league in 1980, Tottenham Hotspur, winning two FA Cups and a UEFA Cup, and Barcelona, winning the Spanish league in 1985. He also played for several other clubs in Scotland, England, Spain and Ireland.

Alfred James Conn is a Scottish former professional footballer, who was the first post-World War II player to play for both Old Firm rivals Rangers and Celtic.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Iain Russell</span> Scottish footballer

Iain Thomas Russell is a Scottish former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Hugh 'Shug' Murray is a Scottish retired professional footballer. He came through the youth ranks at St Mirren, where he celebrated his testimonial year in 2007 and eventually broke the club record for appearances. He also had short spells at Partick Thistle, Dumbarton and Clyde.

William Henry Falconer is a Scottish former professional footballer and coach.

George Herd was a Scottish footballer who played as an inside forward for Inverness Thistle, Queen's Park, Clyde, Sunderland, Vancouver Royal Canadians, Hartlepool United and Scotland.

Thomas Ring was a Scottish footballer, who played at outside left for Ashfield Juniors, Clyde, Everton, Barnsley, Aberdeen, Fraserburgh, Stevenage Town and for Scotland.

Brian Ahern is a Scottish former football midfielder.

Henry Anthony Hood was a Scottish football player and manager.

Season 2008–09 saw Clyde compete in their ninth consecutive season in the Scottish First Division. They finished bottom of the league, and were relegated to the Scottish Second Division.

Alan Trouten is a Scottish footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Scottish League Two club East Fife. During his career spent mainly in the second and third levels of the Scottish football league system, Trouten has played for Greenock Morton, Queen's Park, Clyde, Airdrie United, Albion Rovers and Alloa Athletic, as well as having two spells at both Ayr United and Brechin City.

Daniel Joseph Lennon is a Scottish football manager and former player, who was most recently the manager of Scottish League One club Clyde.

William Christopher McColl is a Scottish retired footballer. He played as a midfielder for Clydebank, Ayr United, Clyde and Albion Rovers in the 1970s and 1980s, winning the Scottish Second Division title twice.

Stephen Mallan is a Scottish former footballer who played as a striker, mainly for Queen of the South. Mallan's other clubs included Clyde, Arbroath, Stirling Albion, Stenhousemuir and Dumbarton.

Mike Jackson is a Scottish former professional association footballer and manager. Jackson played as an inside forward for Benburb, Celtic, St Johnstone, Third Lanark, Clyde, Queen of the South and Clydebank in Scotland and Drumcondra in Ireland. Jackson had two spells as the manager of the Doonhamers, (1975–78) and (1986–87), the club in Dumfries where he played for the longest time during his career.

Terence Johnson is an English retired professional football forward who made 263 appearances in the Football League for Darlington, Southend United and Brentford. He is a member of the Blyth Spartans Hall of Fame.

References

  1. 1 2 Golf Day - Medal Winner Clyde FC - Retrieved 22 May 2008
  2. 1 2 3 "Neil Hood, Hall of Fame". Clyde FC. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  3. Clyde's cult hero BBC Sport - Retrieved 26 June 2008
  4. "Past Masters #2 - Neil Hood". Clyde FC. 8 June 2003. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. 1 2 "Neil knew McNeill wasn't too big for the Bully Wee". Sunday Post . 28 April 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2021 via PressReader.