Edna Neillis
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edna Neillis | ||
| Date of birth | 15 April 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 13 July 2015 | ||
| Place of death | Cumbernauld, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1973–1975 | Reims | ||
| 1975–1977 | A.C.F. Milan | ||
| 1978–1982 | Gorgonzola | ||
| 1983 | Piacenza | ||
| 1984 | Gorgonzola | ||
| 1985–1987 | A.C.F. Foggia | ||
| ? – 1990 | ? Lecce[1] | ||
| National team | |||
| 1972–1975 | Scotland | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Edna Neillis (Glasgow, 15 April 1953 – Cumbernauld, 13 July 2015) was a Scottish former women's association football player, who represented both the Scottish women's football team and played in France and Italian championship.[2]
Raised in eastern Glasgow, Neillis played football in the streets as a child and for a boys team.[3] She earned her first cap with the Scotland national team as a teenager and played in the team's first international match against England in 1972.[3] Previously, women's football was banned for over 50 years.[4]
Neillis and her teammate Rose Reilly received a lifetime ban by the Scottish FA after speaking out against the national team's amateur-level coach in 1975.[5] [6] She continued to play professionally in Italy.
Honors and awards
- Serie A title: 1975 (with Milan)[6]
- Italian Cup (3): 1975, 1976 (with Milan); 1980 (with Gorgonzola)[6]
In popular culture
In 2013, Neillis was featured in the BBC documentary Honeyballers, focused on the pioneers of Scottish women's football.[7][8] In December 2015, a motion to induct Neillis into the Scottish Football Hall of Fame was proposed.[9]
References
- ↑ A.C.F. Alaska Lecce merged with A.C.F. Gusmai Trani 80 in 1984 so that we're unable to state which team and in which division Edna played in Lecce.
- ↑ "Edna Neillis Recognised at Art Exhibition". Scottish FA. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- 1 2 Campbell, Alan (28 July 2015). "Death of a football trailblazer". The Herald. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "WW1: Why was women's football banned in 1921?". BBC. 12 December 2014. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ Williams, Jane (7 March 2013). A Game for Rough Girls?: A History of Women's Football in Britain. Routledge. p. 40. ISBN 1135136149. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- 1 2 3 Campbell, Alan (29 July 2015). "Tributes paid as pioneering Scots female footballer who starred for country and AC Milan dies at 62". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "Lady Florence Dixie and the dangerous women of Scottish women's football". Dangerous Women Project. 4 May 2016. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "The Honeyballers: The women who fought to play football". BBC. 26 September 2013. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- ↑ "Motion S4M-13934: Recognising Scottish Football Pioneer, Edna Neillis". Scotland Parliament. Retrieved 21 June 2016.