Neil McBain
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Neil McBain | ||
| Date of birth | 15 November 1895 | ||
| Place of birth | Campbeltown, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 13 May 1974 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Ayr, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Half-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Campbeltown Academicals | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hamilton Academical | |||
| 1914–1921 | Ayr United | 117 | (11) |
| 1921–1923 | Manchester United | 42 | (2) |
| 1923–1926 | Everton | 97 | (1) |
| 1926–1928 | St Johnstone | 38 | (4) |
| 1928 | Liverpool | 12 | (0) |
| 1928–1931 | Watford | 85 | (5) |
| 1947 | New Brighton | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 392 | (23) | |
| National team | |||
| 1922–1924 | Scotland | 3 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1929–1937 | Watford | ||
| 1937–1938 | Ayr United | ||
| 1938–1939 | Luton Town | ||
| 1946–1948 | New Brighton | ||
| 1948–1949 | Leyton Orient | ||
| 1949–1951 | Estudiantes de La Plata | ||
| 1955–1956 | Ayr United | ||
| 1956–1959 | Watford | ||
| 1962–1963 | Ayr United | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Neil McBain (15 November 1895 – 13 May 1974) was a Scottish professional footballer and football manager. He remains the oldest player to appear in an English Football League match aged 51 years.
McBain, a wing half, began his senior football career in the summer of 1914, joining Ayr United, with whom he made his league debut on 20 March 1915 against Clyde. He served in the Black Watch and then transferred to the Royal Navy during World War I.[1] He moved to Manchester United in November 1921 for a fee of £4,600. His Scotland international debut came in April 1922, in a 1–0 victory against England at Villa Park.
In January 1923, after 42 league games for United, McBain moved to Everton, costing the Goodison Park side £4,200. He won two further Scotland caps while with Everton, in 1923 against Ireland and in 1924 against Wales. He played 97 league games for Everton, leaving in July 1926 to join St Johnstone for a fee of £1,100.
He returned to Merseyside in March 1928, joining Liverpool, but played only 12 times before joining Watford in November the same year.
He was appointed player-manager of Watford in 1929, retiring as a player in 1931 after playing 85 times for Watford. He left Watford in August 1937 and took over as manager of Ayr United later that year. In June 1938 he returned to England, as manager of Luton Town, but left Luton in June 1939.
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