The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and Robert Neill Rangers Football Club 1897-1904.

The Restoration of Rangers Graves Project and Robert Neill Rangers Football Club 1897-1904.

Just recently we found in Lambhill cemetery Glasgow the final resting place of Rangers “ Invincible” Robert Neill.

R. G. Neill was a centre half back born in the Calton area of Glasgow,he was an ever present in the 1899 invincible season, his penalty conversion with the last kick of the game at Easter road kept the 100% run alive.

While at our Club Robert won four League Titles, one Scottish cup, three Glasgow Cups, two Merchant Charity Cups, one Glasgow league, one Glasgow International Exhibition cup and two Scotland caps with two goals both against Wales in 1896.

He had seven full seasons at Ibrox and also scored a penalty v Celtic in the Glasgow International exhibition cup final of 1901.

Neill briefly moved to Airdrie but decided to seek his fortune in Canada, giving up football and emigrating to Montreal in 1904. In 1909, the Montreal Daily Witness published an article on him as he occasionally turned out for local sides, and in his interview he stated "I played football for many years,the dear old Glasgow Rangers was my team"..

Neill returned to Scotland, becoming a restaurant owner in Govan. Sadly, he took ill in early 1913, and passed away suddenly on March 2nd aged only 37.

Today we remember Robert Neill.