Neil McBain
| Date of birth | 15 November 1895 |
| Place of birth | Campbeltown |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Position | Wing half |
An excellent versatile half-back, outstanding in the air, he spent just 2 seasons at Old Trafford. As New Brighton manager, in 1949 he played in goal (in an emergency) at the age of 51 years 4 months - the oldest ever Football League player.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 01 Nov 1921 | 01 Jan 1923 | |
| Everton | 01 Jan 1923 | 01 Mar 1928 | |
| Liverpool | 01 Mar 1928 | 01 Nov 1928 | |
| Watford | 01 Nov 1928 | 01 Mar 1947 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-22 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1921-22 | Manchester United | League Division One | 21 | ||||
| 1922-23 | Everton | League Division One | 15 | ||||
| 1922-23 | Manchester United | League Division Two | 21 | 2 |
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| 1923-24 | Everton | FA Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1923-24 | Everton | League Division One | 37 | ||||
| 1924-25 | Everton | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
| 1924-25 | Everton | League Division One | 35 | ||||
| 1925-26 | Everton | League Division One | 10 | 1 |
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| 1927-28 | Liverpool | League Division One | 10 | ||||
| 1928-29 | Liverpool | League Division One | 2 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
Club matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 Feb 1923 | Everton v Chelsea | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Feb 1923 | Chelsea v Everton | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 17 Feb 1923 | Middlesbrough v Everton | W | 2-4 | League Division One | |
| 28 Feb 1923 | Everton v Middlesbrough | W | 5-3 | League Division One | |
| 10 Mar 1923 | Everton v Oldham Athletic | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Mar 1923 | Everton v Sheffield United | W | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Mar 1923 | Bolton Wanderers v Everton | W | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 31 Mar 1923 | Everton v Burnley | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1923 | Everton v Bolton Wanderers | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Apr 1923 | Burnley v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Apr 1923 | Everton v Aston Villa | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Apr 1923 | Sheffield United v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Apr 1923 | Aston Villa v Everton | L | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 28 Apr 1923 | Everton v Preston North End | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 05 May 1923 | Preston North End v Everton | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 25 Aug 1923 | Everton v Nottingham Forest | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Aug 1923 | Burnley v Everton | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 01 Sep 1923 | Nottingham Forest v Everton | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Sep 1923 | Everton v Burnley | D | 3-3 | League Division One | |
| 08 Sep 1923 | Everton v Blackburn Rovers | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Sep 1923 | Aston Villa v Everton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Sep 1923 | Blackburn Rovers v Everton | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Sep 1923 | Everton v Aston Villa | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 22 Sep 1923 | Everton v Huddersfield Town | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Sep 1923 | Huddersfield Town v Everton | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 06 Oct 1923 | Everton v Liverpool | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Oct 1923 | Liverpool v Everton | W | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 20 Oct 1923 | Notts County v Everton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Oct 1923 | Everton v Notts County | W | 3-0 | League Division One | |
| 03 Nov 1923 | Sheffield United v Everton | L | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Nov 1923 | Everton v Sheffield United | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Nov 1923 | Everton v West Bromwich Albion | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Nov 1923 | West Bromwich Albion v Everton | L | 5-0 | League Division One | |
| 01 Dec 1923 | Everton v Birmingham City | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Dec 1923 | Birmingham City v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 15 Dec 1923 | Manchester City v Everton | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Dec 1923 | Everton v Manchester City | W | 6-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Dec 1923 | Everton v Sunderland | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 12 Jan 1924 | Everton v Preston North End | W | 3-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 19 Jan 1924 | Everton v Middlesbrough | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 26 Jan 1924 | Middlesbrough v Everton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 Feb 1924 | Brighton and Hove Albion v Everton | L | 5-2 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 06 Feb 1924 | Everton v Preston North End | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 09 Feb 1924 | Preston North End v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Mar 1924 | Everton v Newcastle United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 15 Mar 1924 | West Ham United v Everton | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 22 Mar 1924 | Everton v West Ham United | W | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Mar 1924 | Cardiff City v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 02 Apr 1924 | Newcastle United v Everton | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 05 Apr 1924 | Everton v Cardiff City | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 12 Apr 1924 | Tottenham Hotspur v Everton | W | 2-5 | League Division One | |
| 18 Apr 1924 | Everton v Arsenal | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 19 Apr 1924 | Everton v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 4-2 | League Division One | |
| 21 Apr 1924 | Arsenal v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 30 Aug 1924 | Birmingham City v Everton | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 06 Sep 1924 | Everton v West Bromwich Albion | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Sep 1924 | Burnley v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Sep 1924 | Tottenham Hotspur v Everton | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 17 Sep 1924 | Leeds United v Everton | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 20 Sep 1924 | Everton v Bolton Wanderers | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 27 Sep 1924 | Notts County v Everton | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 04 Oct 1924 | Everton v Liverpool | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Oct 1924 | Everton v Sunderland | L | 0-3 | League Division One | |
| 18 Oct 1924 | Cardiff City v Everton | L | 2-1 | League Division One | |
| 25 Oct 1924 | Nottingham Forest v Everton | W | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Oct 1924 | Everton v Manchester City | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 01 Nov 1924 | Everton v Bury | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 08 Nov 1924 | Manchester City v Everton | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 15 Nov 1924 | Everton v Arsenal | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 22 Nov 1924 | Aston Villa v Everton | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 29 Nov 1924 | Everton v Huddersfield Town | L | 0-2 | League Division One | |
| 25 Dec 1924 | Everton v Newcastle United | L | 0-1 | League Division One | |
| 10 Jan 1925 | Everton v Burnley | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 1st round |
| 17 Jan 1925 | Everton v Tottenham Hotspur | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 24 Jan 1925 | Bolton Wanderers v Everton | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 31 Jan 1925 | Sunderland v Everton | D | 0-0 | FA Cup | 2nd round |
| 04 Feb 1925 | Everton v Sunderland | W | 2-1 | FA Cup | 2nd round replay |
| 07 Feb 1925 | Liverpool v Everton | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 14 Feb 1925 | Sunderland v Everton | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 21 Feb 1925 | Sheffield United v Everton | L | 1-0 | FA Cup | 3rd round |
| 25 Feb 1925 | Everton v Cardiff City | L | 1-2 | League Division One | |
| 28 Feb 1925 | Everton v Nottingham Forest | W | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Mar 1925 | Bury v Everton | L | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Mar 1925 | Everton v Notts County | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 21 Mar 1925 | Arsenal v Everton | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 28 Mar 1925 | Everton v Aston Villa | W | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 04 Apr 1925 | Huddersfield Town v Everton | L | 2-0 | League Division One | |
| 10 Apr 1925 | Preston North End v Everton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 11 Apr 1925 | Everton v Blackburn Rovers | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 13 Apr 1925 | Everton v Preston North End | D | 0-0 | League Division One | |
| 18 Apr 1925 | West Ham United v Everton | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 27 Apr 1925 | Everton v Sheffield United | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 02 May 1925 | Everton v Leeds United | W | 1-0 | League Division One | |
| 29 Aug 1925 | Everton v Sheffield United | D | 2-2 | League Division One | |
| 02 Sep 1925 | West Bromwich Albion v Everton | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 12 Sep 1925 | Everton v Tottenham Hotspur | D | 1-1 | League Division One | |
| 16 Sep 1925 | Everton v West Bromwich Albion | W | 4-0 | League Division One | |
| 19 Sep 1925 | Manchester City v Everton | D | 4-4 | League Division One | |
| 21 Sep 1925 | Birmingham City v Everton | L | 3-1 | League Division One | |
| 26 Sep 1925 | Liverpool v Everton | L | 5-1 | League Division One | |
| 03 Oct 1925 | Everton v Huddersfield Town | L | 2-3 | League Division One | |
| 31 Oct 1925 | Arsenal v Everton | L | 4-1 | League Division One | |
| 07 Nov 1925 | Everton v Manchester United | L | 1-3 | League Division One | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921-22 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 1 | ||||
| 1922-23 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 1 | ||||
| 1923-24 | Scotland | British Home Championship | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 08 Apr 1922 | England v Scotland | W | 0-1 | British Home Championship | |
| 03 Mar 1923 | Ireland v Scotland | W | 0-1 | British Home Championship | |
| 16 Feb 1924 | Wales v Scotland | L | 2-0 | British Home Championship | |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.