Niall Hopper

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Niall Hopper
Personal information
Full name Niall Campbell Randells Hopper [1]
Date of birth (1935-09-09) 9 September 1935 (age 88)
Place of birth Scotland
Position(s) Forward, right half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–1955 Cambuslang Rangers
1955–1969 Queen's Park 286 (60)
International career
1956–1969 Scotland Amateurs 27 (6)
1967 Great Britain 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Niall Campbell Randells Hopper (born 9 September 1935) is a Scottish retired amateur footballer who played in the Scottish League for Queen's Park as a wing half and inside forward. [1] [2] [3] He represented Scotland at amateur level and made three friendly appearances for Great Britain. [4]

Honours

Queen's Park

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Hopper, Niall Campbell Randells". QPFC.com – A Historical Queen's Park FC Website. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  2. Hosie, Rab. "Scottish League appearance records – H". Scottish Football Historical Archive. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
  3. "A – Z of Rutherglen Then and Now". Rutherglen Heritage. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  4. McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "Forgotten Glories – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
  5. "Queen's Park League Table 1955-1956". Statto.com. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2016.