John Neish |
![]() John Neish was born on Saturday, 14th January, 1911, in Elgin, Moray. The 5' 9½ (10st 11lbs) forward signed for Donald Turner's Thistle on Wednesday, 2nd May, 1934 (after a trial game), having most recently been with Buckie Thistle. Aged 23, he made his debut appearance on Tuesday, 1st May, 1934, in a 4-2 win at home to Queen's Park in the Glasgow Charity Cup. John scored his first goal for Thistle on Wednesday, 5th September, 1934, in a 4-0 friendly win away to Buckie Thistle. He scored the last of his 3 goals on Saturday, 10th November, 1934, in a 7-1 win at home to Dunfermline Athletic in the SFL First Division. He played his last game for the club on Saturday, 20th April, 1935, in a 2-1 defeat away to St Mirren in the SFL First Division, having appeared as a Jag on 14 occasions. His club-list included Buckie Thistle, Partick Thistle and Hull City. John died on Sunday, 7th June, 1964, in Falkirk, aged 53. |
compiled from our All Games criteria. |
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23y, 7m, 22d | ![]() |
05.09.1934 Buckie Thistle [a] W4-0 (Friendly) |
23y, 9m, 6d | ![]() |
20.10.1934 Celtic [h] L1-3 (SFL First Division - game 12) |
23y, 9m, 27d | ![]() |
10.11.1934 Dunfermline Athletic [h] W7-1 (SFL First Division - game 15) |