Morgyn Neill

Morgyn Neill (born 10 March 1996) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays a defender for Alloa Athletic. He has previously played for Motherwell, Livingston, Stranraer, Stenhousemuir, Dumbarton and Cove Rangers, as well as Ayr United and Stranraer on loan.

Morgyn Neill
Personal information
Full name Morgyn Neill
Date of birth (1996-03-10) 10 March 1996
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Alloa Athletic
Youth career
2008–2013 Motherwell
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Motherwell 0 (0)
2015 → Ayr United (loan) 7 (1)
2015–2017 Livingston 30 (0)
2017 → Stranraer (loan) 13 (0)
2017–2018 Stranraer 35 (1)
2018–2019 Stenhousemuir 29 (1)
2019–2021 Dumbarton 50 (4)
2021-2023 Cove Rangers 21 (3)
2023- Alloa Athletic 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:00, 15 January 2021 (UTC)

Early life

Neill was born on 10 March 1996, in Glasgow. He joined the Motherwell youth academy at a young age.

Career

Motherwell

Neill was at Motherwell for 10 years, but couldn't force his way into the first team. He played with the development squad, and played as a defender.

Having been named on the substitutes bench for Motherwell on a number of occasions during the 2014–15 season, Neill signed for Ayr United on loan on 9 January 2015, with Motherwell manager Ian Baraclough saying he needed to play first-team football.[1] He made his debut for Ayr on 10 January 2015, in a 2–1 defeat away at Brechin City.[2] He scored his first goal for the club one week later in a 1–1 draw with Greenock Morton.[3]

Livingston

After a successful trial, playing in friendly matches against Dunfermline Athletic and Real Sociedad, Livingston boss Mark Burchill handed Neill a two-year deal.[4][5] He made his full debut for Livingston against Hibernian in a 1–0 loss.[6]

Stranraer

In an effort to continue his development, Livingston allowed Neill on to move on loan to fellow Scottish League One side Stranraer for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[7] After returning from his loan spell Neill was released by Livingston in May 2017,[8] subsequently signing a permanent contract with Stranraer where he went on to be a key player making 59 appearances in a season and a half.[9]

Stenhousemuir

Neill left Stranraer in the summer of 2018, joining Scottish League One rivals Stenhousemuir in May 2018.[10]

Dumbarton

Neill joined Dumbarton following Stenhousemuir's relegation in May 2019[11] playing every minute of the season as the Sons finished sixth in Scottish League One. He extended his deal with the Sons until the summer of 2021 in July 2020.[12] Neill left the Sons in May 2021, turning down a new deal after the departure of manager Jim Duffy.[13]

Cove Rangers

Neill signed for Cove Rangers on June 4, 2021[14] after his release from Dumbarton and scored his first goal for the club in a 1-0 win over Airdrieonians.[15]

Career statistics
As of 22:48, 20 May 2021 (UTC) [16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Motherwell 2014–15[17] Premiership 0000000000
Ayr United (loan) 2014–15[17] League One 7100000071
Livingston 2015–16[18] Championship 23020204[lower-alpha 1]0310
2016–17[19] League One 7000002[lower-alpha 2]090
Total 300202060400
Stranraer (loan) 2016–17[19] League One 130100000140
Stranraer 2017–18[20] League One 35110312[lower-alpha 2]0412
Total 501203120552
Stenhousemuir 2018-19 League One 29 1 2 0 4 1 3 0 38 2
Dumbarton 2019–20 League One 28 3 2 0 4 1 1 0 35 4
2020–21 League One 22 1 2 0 3 0 4 1 31 2
Total 50 4 4 0 7 1 5 1 66 6
Career total 163710013314120611
  1. Two appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup and two in the Championship play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup

References
  1. "Morgyn Neill joins Ayr United on loan". Motherwell F.C. 9 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  2. "Brechin 2 Ayr United 1". Ayr United F.C. 10 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. "Ayr United 1 Morton 1". Ayr United F.C. 17 January 2015. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. "Morgyn Neill signs". BBC Sport. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  5. "Livingston sign up Morgyn Neill and Moses Duckrell". Edinburgh News. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  6. "Morgyn Neill debut". Livingston. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
  7. "Neill steps to Stair Park". Livingston FC. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  8. "Squad update". Livingston FC. 17 May 2017. Retrieved 17 May 2017.
  9. "Morgyn Neill signs". Stranraer FC. 19 May 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  10. Kilpatrick, Margaret (21 May 2018). "Warriors secure Neill". Stenhousemuir FC. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  11. Galloway, Andy (31 May 2019). "SIGNING NEWS: DEAL FOR NEILL". Dumbarton Football Club.
  12. "Dumbarton Football Club - MORGYN IS BACK FOR NEXT SEASON". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  13. "Dumbarton Football Club - FOUR PLAYERS RELEASED". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  14. "MORGYN NEILL ARRIVES AT BALMORAL". 4 June 2021.
  15. "Cove Rangers 1-0 Airdrieonians: Morgyn Neill's late winner keeps Paul Hartley's side in the mix at the top of League One". 25 September 2021.
  16. Morgyn Neill at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  17. "Games played by Morgyn Neill in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  18. "Games played by Morgyn Neill in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  19. "Games played by Morgyn Neill in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  20. "Games played by Morgyn Neill in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
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