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Vince McNeice

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Vince McNeice
Personal information
Full name Vincent McNeice[1]
Date of birth (1938-10-25)25 October 1938
Place of birth Cricklewood, England
Date of death 29 August 2022(2022-08-29) (aged 83)[1]
Place of death Copenhagen, Denmark[1]
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
Brentford
0000–1957 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

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]

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

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in Southern Professional Floodlit Cup

Honours

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Watford

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Vince McNeice". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Ukes Win 4–1 Against Hellas In NSL Opener – Unveil Newcomers". The Globe and Mail. 5 May 1965. p. 31.
  3. ^ Waring, Ed (15 June 1965). "Notts Nip All-Stars On Penalty Kick 1–0". The Globe and Mail. p. 41.
  4. ^ "New coach". Toronto Daily Star. 16 April 1966. p. 37.
  5. ^ "Players – McHugh to Moran" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. p. 52. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Fri os for en gentagelse". 25 October 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  7. ^ "De Faengslede Vidste Hvad De Gik Ind Til" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  8. ^ "AGF del 1: Tre trænere frem for et mesterskab". Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  9. ^ a b c "Seasons – 1950/51 to 1959/60" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. pp. 8–10. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  10. ^ a b c d "Seasons – 1960/61 to 1969/70" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  11. ^ "McNiece". SoccerStats.us. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  12. ^ "Tribute: Vince McNeice (1938-2022)". 29 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.


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