Charles Neilson

Charles Neilson (27 November 1889 – 1 June 1916) was a Scottish professional football outside left who played 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
Playing 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. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust – Player Profile". www.afcheritage.org. 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". www.abdn.ac.uk. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  5. "Charles Neilson | Service Record | Football and the First World War". Retrieved 18 September 2016.


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