James Neilson (footballer)

James Hadden Neilson (7 November 1887 – 28 October 1917) was a Scottish professional football forward who played in the Scottish Football League for Aberdeen.

Personal life 
Neilson served in the Lovat Scouts and the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders during the First World War and was holding the rank of sergeant when he was killed in Greece during the Salonika Campaign on 28 October 1917. He was buried in Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery, near Exochi. His brothers Rolland and Charles were also killed during the war.

Honours 
Aberdeen
 Fleming Charity Shield: 1911–12

Career statistics

References 

Category:Scottish footballers
Category:1917 deaths
Category:British military personnel of World War I
Category:British military personnel killed in World War I
Category:Lovat Scouts soldiers
Category:Scottish Football League players
Category:Aberdeen F.C. players
Category:Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders soldiers
Category:Association football forwards
Category:People from Ellon, Aberdeenshire
Category:Ellon United F.C. players
Category:Huntly F.C. players
Category:1887 births
Category:Sportspeople from Aberdeenshire