charles neilson

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Squad Number:	11
Position:	Outside Left
Date of Birth:	Wednesday, November 27, 1889
Birthplace:	Montrose, Scotland

Nationality:	Scottish
Signed:	12/08/1910

Military Profile
Rank	Company Sergeant Major
Regiment/Service	Gordon Highlanders
Unit	1st/5th Battalion.
Service Number	2284
Cemetery	MAROEUIL BRITISH CEMETERY
CWGC Reference	https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/120978/charles-neilson/
Additional Info	Son of James and Christina Neilson, of 7, Station Rd., Ellon, Aberdeenshire. Company Sergeant Major (Warrant Officer Class 2) Charles Neilson (26) was born in Montrose on 27th November 1889. He graduated M.A. from Aberdeen University in 1913. As a student he was remembered as showing much promise in the Arts and as an excellent footballer. After initial training in Aberdeen he took up a post as a teacher at Lossiemouth. In September 1914 he enlisted as a Private at Peterhead into the 5th Battalion, Gordon Highlanders. which was a part-time Territorial unit which recruited from the Buchan/Formartine areas of Aberdeenshire. Charles was killed in action at Neuville-St-Vaast, France on 1st June 1916 and is buried in Maroeuil Cemetery. His brothers, Rolland M., and James H. also fell.

Aberdeen Debut

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Date	Result	Competition	Venue	Attendance	Age at debut	Type	RedTv	Report
20/08/1910	Forfar Athletic 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Northern League		0		Start

Date	Result	Competition	Attendance	Type
23/01/1915	Arbroath 6 - 1 Aberdeen	Northern League	0	Start
30/04/1913	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Kings Park	Dewar Shield	0	Start
19/04/1913	Aberdeen 6 - 2 Dunblane A	Dewar Shield	0	Start
05/04/1913	Aberdeen 5 - 1 Citadel (Inverness)	Highland League	0	Start
22/03/1913	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Elgin City	Highland League	0	Start
08/03/1913	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Fraserburgh	Aberdeenshire Cup	0	Start
15/02/1913	Dundee 3 - 2 Aberdeen	Northern League	0	Start
25/01/1913	Keith 0 - 4 Aberdeen	Aberdeenshire Cup	0	Start
11/01/1913	Aberdeen 2 - 1 St. Mirren	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
01/01/1913	Inverness Thistle 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Highland League	0	Start
28/12/1912	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Brechin City	Northern League	0	Start
25/12/1912	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Queens Park Strollers	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
21/12/1912	Queens Park Strollers 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
14/12/1912	Aberdeen 6 - 1 Aberdeen University	Aberdeenshire Cup	0	Start
07/12/1912	Forres Mechanics 1 - 3 Aberdeen	Highland League	0	Start
23/11/1912	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Rangers	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
16/11/1912	St. Mirren 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
09/11/1912	Inverness Clach 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Highland League	0	Start
02/11/1912	Aberdeen 3 - 2 Buckie Thistle	Highland League	0	Start
26/10/1912	Inverness Citadel 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Highland League	0	Start
23/10/1912	Aberdeen 0 - 2 Hibernian	Inter-City League	0	Start
19/10/1912	Rangers 3 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
05/10/1912	Dundee 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Second XI Cup	0	Start
28/09/1912	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Inverness Clachnacuddin	Highland League	0	Start
21/09/1912	Elgin City 4 - 1 Aberdeen	Highland League	0	Start
14/09/1912	Aberdeen 4 - 2 Forfar Athletic	Northern League	0	Start
07/09/1912	Aberdeen 1 - 1 93rd Highlanders	Highland League	0	Start
31/08/1912	Buckie Thistle 0 - 6 Aberdeen	Highland League	0	Start
21/08/1912	Dundee 4 - 1 Aberdeen	Benefit Match	2,000	Start
20/04/1912	Arbroath 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Dewar Shield	0	Start
13/04/1912	Aberdeen 5 - 1 Portsoy	Aberdeenshire Cup	1,500	Start
06/04/1912	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Morton	Div 1 (Old)	3,000	Start
30/03/1912	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Clyde	Div 1 (Old)	4,000	Start
16/03/1912	Rangers 0 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	2,000	Start
09/03/1912	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Aberdeen University	Aberdeenshire Cup	0	Start
24/02/1912	Dundee 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
17/02/1912	Brechin City 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Northern League	0	Start
03/02/1912	St Mirren 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
27/01/1912	Aberdeen 0 - 1 Rangers	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
20/01/1912	Aberdeen 3 - 2 Motherwell	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
13/01/1912	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Aberdeen University	Friendly	0	Start
30/12/1911	Montrose 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Northern League	0	Start
02/12/1911	Motherwell 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
25/11/1911	Aberdeen 5 - 0 Montrose	Northern League	0	Start
18/11/1911	Aberdeen 3 - 2 Raith Rovers	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
11/11/1911	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Forfar Athletic	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
04/11/1911	Beith 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
28/10/1911	Aberdeen 4 - 1 St. Mirren	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
21/10/1911	Partick Thistle 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Second XI Cup	0	Start
14/10/1911	Dundee A 1 - 0 Aberdeen	Northern League	0	Start
30/09/1911	Fraserburgh 0 - 7 Aberdeen	Friendly	0	Start
23/09/1911	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Falkirk	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
16/09/1911	Aberdeen 1 - 2 Rangers	Div 1 (Old)	14,000	Start
09/09/1911	Heart of Midlothian 4 - 3 Aberdeen	North East Cup	0	Start
02/09/1911	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Partick Thistle	Scottish Reserve League	2,000	Start
26/08/1911	Broxburn Athletic 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
19/08/1911	Forfar Athletic 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
06/05/1911	Aberdeen 6 - 1 Buckie Thistle	Fleming Charity Shield	0	Start
29/04/1911	Aberdeen 3 - 1 Arbroath	Northern League	0	Start
24/04/1911	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Dundee Hibernian	Northern League	0	Start
22/04/1911	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Inverness Thistle	Friendly	0	Start
17/04/1911	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Queens Park Strollers	Scottish Reserve League	300	Start
15/04/1911	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Renton	Friendly	1,500	Start
10/04/1911	Dundee Hibernian 1 - 2 Aberdeen	Northern League	0	Start
08/04/1911	Peterhead 0 - 2 Aberdeen	Friendly	0	Start
01/04/1911	Dundee 3 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
25/03/1911	Aberdeen 3 - 0 Heart of Midlothian	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
18/03/1911	Aberdeen 5 - 0 Aberdeenshire Association Select	Friendly	0	Start
25/02/1911	Rangers 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
04/02/1911	Brechin City 4 - 1 Aberdeen	Northern League	0	Start
28/01/1911	Fraserburgh 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Aberdeenshire Cup	1,500	Start
14/01/1911	Arbroath 2 - 2 Aberdeen	Northern League	0	Start
07/01/1911	Falkirk 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
04/01/1911	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Wishaw Thistle	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
03/01/1911	Aberdeen 11 - 2 Peterhead Hibs	Aberdeenshire Cup	0	Start
31/12/1910	St. Mirren 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
24/12/1910	Aberdeen 0 - 0 Dundee	Div 1 (Old)	13,000	Start
17/12/1910	Heart of Midlothian 0 - 3 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,500	Start
10/12/1910	Hibernian 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Div 1 (Old)	7,000	Start
26/11/1910	Aberdeen 4 - 1 Forfar Athletic	Northern League	2,000	Start
19/11/1910	St. Mirren 2 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
12/11/1910	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Dundee	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
05/11/1910	Partick Thistle 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
29/10/1910	Aberdeen 1 - 1 Brechin City	Northern League	2,000	Start
22/10/1910	Montrose 0 - 8 Aberdeen	Northern League	0	Start
15/10/1910	Aberdeen 1 - 0 Rangers	Scottish Reserve League	3,000	Start
01/10/1910	Aberdeen 4 - 0 Clyde	Scottish Reserve League	1,500	Start
26/09/1910	Queen's Park Strollers 1 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League East	0	Start
24/09/1910	Beith 0 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Reserve League	0	Start
17/09/1910	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Montrose	Northern League	0	Start
10/09/1910	Aberdeen 2 - 1 Dundee	Scottish Reserve League	3,000	Start
03/09/1910	Dundee 3 - 1 Aberdeen	Scottish Second XI Cup	0	Start
27/08/1910	Aberdeen 2 - 2 Beith	Scottish Reserve League	2,000	Start
20/08/1910	Forfar Athletic 2 - 0 Aberdeen	Northern League	0	Start
15/08/1910	Aberdeen 2 - 0 Muggiemoss	Friendly	0	Start

Appearances

Season	League			League Cup			Scottish Cup			Europe			Total			Other
	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals	App	Sub	Goals
1914-15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
1912-13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
1911-12	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0
1910-11	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0
Totals:	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8	0	0	3	0	0
Total Appearances/Goals:														8	0

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