John W. Neill

John Whitley Neill (15 May 1934 – 21 August 2019)[1] was captain of the Great Britain Field Hockey team at the Mexico Olympics in 1968. Born in Surrey, England, he played a record 56 times for Great Britain between 1960 and 1968 including 3 Olympic games. He played his club hockey for Bowdon Hockey Club.[2][3][4]

Neill was also a Director of the family brewing and distilling company Greenall Whitley plc.

References
  1. Neill, John (9 September 2019). "Neill". The Telegraph Announcements. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  2. John Neill at Sports Reference at Sports Reference
  3. "OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT. "Land Included In Hockey XI." Times [London, England] 9 Oct. 1964". The Times Digital Archive.
  4. "Our Special Correspondent-KOMAZAWA, OCT. 12. "The Old Story Of Failure To Finish." Times [London, England] 13 Oct. 1964". The Times Digital Archive.
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