Neil Dewar
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil Hamilton Dewar | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1908 | ||
| Place of birth | Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 10 January 1982 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Lochgilphead, Argyll, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1929–1933 | Third Lanark | ? | (?) |
| 1933 | Manchester United | 36 | (14) |
| 1933–1937 | Sheffield Wednesday | 84 | (43) |
| 1937–1940 | Third Lanark | ? | (?) |
| National team | |||
| 1932 | Scotland | 3 | (4) |
| 1932–1939 | Scottish League XI | 2 | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Neil Hamilton Dewar (11 November 1908 – 10 January 1982) was a Scottish footballer who played for Third Lanark, Manchester United, Sheffield Wednesday and the Scotland national team. He usually played as a forward and had a prolific goal scoring record.
Born in Lochgilphead, Argyllshire, Dewar began his working life as a trawler fisherman. He played for the local amateur team, Lochgilphead United, before starting his professional football career at Third Lanark in 1929.
Dewar signed for Third Lanark after a successful trial in October 1929, shortly before his 21st birthday. In his debut season he scored 40 goals for the club and followed by helping the club to win the Second Division title in 1930–31. Third Lanark made a significant impact in the First Division the following season, finishing in fourth place. Dewar again showed impressive form, scoring 35 goals in 37 games for the Thirds, and was rewarded with three Scotland caps. His international debut was a 3–0 defeat to England on 9 April 1932, in which he faced future team-mates Alfred Strange and Ernie Blenkinsop. In his second appearance for Scotland, the 3–1 win over France in an International Challenge Match the following month, Dewar scored a hat-trick. He was also on the score-sheet in what transpired to be his final Scotland appearance, a 5–2 defeat to Wales on 26 October 1932.
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