Vincent McNeice (25 October 1938 – 29 August 2022) was an English professional footballer and manager who made over 230 appearances in the Football League for Watford as a centre half.[1] In 1965, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League for Hamilton Primos.[2] During his debut season with Hamilton Primos, McNeice was selected to the league's all-star team, which faced Nottingham Forest.[3] He also briefly served as a player-coach for Hamilton Primos before Bill Paterson succeeded him.[4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Vincent McNeice[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 25 October 1938 | ||
| Place of birth | Cricklewood, England | ||
| Date of death | 29 August 2022 (aged 83)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Copenhagen, Denmark[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre half | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brentford | |||
| –1957 | Watford | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1957–1964 | Watford | 231 | (0) |
| 1961 | → Montreal Concordia | 1 | (0) |
| 1964–1965 | Bexley United | ||
| 1965–1966 | Hamilton Primos | ||
| 1966–1969 | Hillingdon Borough | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1965 | Hamilton Primos | ||
| 1971 | B 1903 | ||
| 1976–1980 | AaB | ||
| 1992 | AGF (reserve team) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
McNeice later became a manager and a coach in Denmark, managing B 1903, AaB and one other club, in addition to coaching the reserve team at AGF.[5][6][7][8]
Career statistics edit
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Watford | 1957–58[9] | Third Division South | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| 1958–59[9] | Fourth Division | 33 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 38 | 0 | ||
| 1959–60[9] | 38 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 1[a] | 0 | 46 | 1 | |||
| 1960–61[10] | Third Division | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 46 | 0 | ||
| 1961–62[10] | 41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 47 | 0 | |||
| 1962–63[10] | 43 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 48 | 0 | |||
| 1963–64[10] | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |||
| Total | 231 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 263 | 1 | ||
| Montreal Concordia (loan) | 1961[11] | International Soccer League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 232 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 264 | 1 | ||
Honours edit
Watford
- Football League Fourth Division fourth-place promotion: 1959–60[12]
References edit
- ^ a b c d "Vince McNeice". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "Ukes Win 4–1 Against Hellas In NSL Opener – Unveil Newcomers". The Globe and Mail. 5 May 1965. p. 31.
- ^ Waring, Ed (15 June 1965). "Notts Nip All-Stars On Penalty Kick 1–0". The Globe and Mail. p. 41.
- ^ "New coach". Toronto Daily Star. 16 April 1966. p. 37.
- ^ "Players – McHugh to Moran" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. p. 52. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Fri os for en gentagelse". 25 October 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ "De Faengslede Vidste Hvad De Gik Ind Til" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "AGF del 1: Tre trænere frem for et mesterskab". Retrieved 15 July 2016.
- ^ a b c "Seasons – 1950/51 to 1959/60" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. pp. 8–10. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
- ^ a b c d "Seasons – 1960/61 to 1969/70" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- ^ "McNiece". SoccerStats.us. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
- ^ "Tribute: Vince McNeice (1938-2022)". 29 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.
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