Vince McNeice
Personal information
Full name Vincent McNeice[1]
Date of birth (1938-10-25)25 October 1938
Place of birth Cricklewood, England
Date of death 29 August 2022(2022-08-29) (aged 83)[1]
Place of death Copenhagen, Denmark[1]
Position(s) Centre half
Youth career
Brentford
0000–1957 Watford
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1964 Watford 231 (0)
1961 → Montreal Concordia 1 (0)
1964–1965 Bexley United
1965–1966 Hamilton Primos
1966–1969 Hillingdon Borough
Managerial career
1965 Hamilton Primos
1971 B 1903
1976–1980 AaB
1992 AGF (reserve team)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Vincent McNeice (25 October 1938 – 29 August 2022) was an English professional footballer and manager who made over 230 appearances in the Football League for Watford as a centre half.[1] In 1965, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League for Hamilton Primos.[2] During his debut season with Hamilton Primos, McNeice was selected to the league's all-star team, which faced Nottingham Forest.[3] He also briefly served as a player-coach for Hamilton Primos before Bill Paterson succeeded him.[4]

McNeice later became a manager and a coach in Denmark, managing B 1903, AaB and one other club, in addition to coaching the reserve team at AGF.[5][6][7][8]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Watford 1957–58[9] Third Division South 25 0 0 0 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 26 0
1958–59[9] Fourth Division 33 0 3 0 — 2[lower-alpha 1] 0 38 0
1959–60[9] 38 0 7 1 — 1[lower-alpha 1] 0 46 1
1960–61[10] Third Division 40 0 5 0 1 0 — 46 0
1961–62[10] 41 0 3 0 3 0 — 47 0
1962–63[10] 43 0 4 0 1 0 — 48 0
1963–64[10] 11 0 0 0 1 0 — 12 0
Total 231 0 22 1 6 0 4 0 263 1
Montreal Concordia (loan) 1961[11] International Soccer League 1 0 — — — 1 0
Career total 232 0 22 1 6 0 4 0 264 1
  1. 1 2 3 Appearances in Southern Professional Floodlit Cup

Honours

Watford

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Vince McNeice". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Ukes Win 4–1 Against Hellas In NSL Opener – Unveil Newcomers". The Globe and Mail. 5 May 1965. p. 31.
  3. ↑ Waring, Ed (15 June 1965). "Notts Nip All-Stars On Penalty Kick 1–0". The Globe and Mail. p. 41.
  4. ↑ "New coach". Toronto Daily Star. 16 April 1966. p. 37.
  5. ↑ "Players – McHugh to Moran" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. p. 52. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  6. ↑ "Fri os for en gentagelse". 25 October 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "De Faengslede Vidste Hvad De Gik Ind Til" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "AGF del 1: Tre trænere frem for et mesterskab". Retrieved 15 July 2016.
  9. 1 2 3 "Seasons – 1950/51 to 1959/60" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. pp. 8–10. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 4 "Seasons – 1960/61 to 1969/70" (PDF). Watford Football Club archive 1881–2016. pp. 1–4. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  11. ↑ "McNiece". SoccerStats.us. Retrieved 2 January 2019.
  12. ↑ "Tribute: Vince McNeice (1938-2022)". 29 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2022.


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