Charles Neilson

Charles Neilson (27 November 1889 – 1 June 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Scottish League for Aberdeen.[2]

Charles Neilson
Personal information
Full name Charles Neilson[1]
Date of birth 27 November 1889
Place of birth Ellon, Scotland
Date of death 1 June 1916(1916-06-01) (aged 26)[1]
Place of death Neuville-Saint-Vaast, France
Position(s) Outside left
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1910 Ellon United
1910–1913 Aberdeen 8 (0)
1915 Aberdeen 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

Neilson attended Ellon Primary School and graduated with an MA from Aberdeen University in 1913.[3] He trained as a teacher at Aberdeen Training Centre and became a teaching assistant at Lossiemouth Public School.[3][4] After the outbreak of the First World War in September 1914, Neilson enlisted as a private in the Gordon Highlanders in Peterhead.[4] He was serving as a company sergeant major when he was killed in action near Neuville-Saint-Vaast, France on 1 June 1916.[2][3] He was buried in Marœuil British Cemetery, near Arras.[1] His brothers Rolland and James (the latter also a footballer) were also killed during the war.[5] Neilson was added to the Aberdeen University Roll of Honour in 1921.[4]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Scottish Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Aberdeen 1910–11[2] Scottish First Division 5 0 0 0 — 5 0
1911–12[2] 3 0 0 0 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 4 0
Career total 8 0 0 0 1 0 9 0
  1. Appearance in North East Cup

References
  1. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
  2. "Player Profile". Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  3. "They Died in the Conflict in Season 1915–1916" (PDF). p. 5. Retrieved 15 May 2018.
  4. "Neilson, Charles | Roll of Honour". The University of Aberdeen. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  5. "Charles Neilson | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 18 September 2016.


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