Gordon Neilson (footballer)

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Gordon Neilson
Personal information
Full name Gordon Neilson[1]
Date of birth (1947-05-28) 28 May 1947 (age 76)
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s)
Right winger
Youth career
Glasgow United
1964–1966 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1968 Arsenal 14 (2)
1968–1972 Brentford 92 (15)
1972–1973 Hillingdon Borough 31 (9)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Gordon Neilson (born 28 May 1947) is a Scottish retired professional

right winger
.

Playing career

Arsenal

A

reserve and 'A' teams and had to wait until 12 March 1966 to make his first team debut, which came in a 1–0 league defeat to Everton.[3] He made just one further appearance during the 1965–66 season, in a 1–0 victory over Leicester City on the final day.[3]

Neilson had to wait until 19 November 1966 to make his next appearance, which came in a 1–0 victory over Fulham.[3] He scored his first goal for the club in the following game, a 2–1 defeat to Nottingham Forest.[3] He made a breakthrough into the first team and scored his second goal for the club in a 3–0 victory over Blackpool on 21 January 1967 and his third in the following game, a 3–0 FA Cup third round victory over Bristol Rovers.[3] Neilson's run in the team came to an end in late February 1967 and failed to make any further appearances.[3] He departed Highbury in October 1968, having made 17 appearances and scored three goals for the Gunners.[2]

Brentford

Neilson signed for Fourth Division club Brentford for a £10,000 fee in October 1968.[4] In a time of financial uncertainty for the Griffin Park club, Neilson's £10,000 fee represented a major gamble.[1] After making 29 appearances during the 1968–69 season, he made 39 appearances during the 1969–70 season and helped the Bees to a fifth-place finish.[5] His appearances tailed away during the early 1970s and he made just 13 appearances during the 1971–72 season, in which Brentford secured promotion back to Third Division.[5] Neilson was released after the season and made 104 appearances and scored 15 goals during his time with the Bees.[1]

Hillingdon Borough

Neilson ended his career with a spell at Southern League Premier Division club Hillingdon Borough during the 1972–73 season.[1]

Personal life

After his retirement from football, Neilson worked as a

Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi in the City of London.[6]

Honours

Brentford

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arsenal 1965–66[3] First Division 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
1966–67[3] 12 2 3 1 0 0 15 3
Total 14 2 3 1 0 0 17 3
Brentford 1968–69[5] Fourth Division 27 6 2 0 — 29 6
1969–70[5] 34 3 2 0 3 0 39 3
1970–71[5] 19 4 3 0 1 0 23 4
1971–72[5] 12 2 0 0 1 0 13 2
Total 92 15 7 0 5 0 104 15
Career total 106 17 10 1 5 0 121 18

References

  1. ^
    ISBN 978-0955294914
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  2. ^ a b c "Gordon Neilson". arsenal.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "Gordon Neilson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
  4. ISBN 978-1906796709
    .
  5. ^
    ISBN 0951526200
    .
  6. ^ "Where Are They Now? Brentford Division Four promotion-winners 1971–72". The League Paper. Retrieved 16 July 2017.
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