Neil McBain was a Scottish professional football player and coach.
10 Facts About Neil McBain
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Neil McBain remains the oldest player to appear in an English Football League match aged 51 years.
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Neil McBain returned to Merseyside in March 1928, joining Liverpool, but played only 12 times before joining Watford in November the same year.
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Neil McBain won two further caps while with Everton, in 1923 against Ireland and in 1924 against Wales.
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Neil McBain was appointed player-manager of Watford in 1929, retiring as a player in 1931 after playing 85 times for Watford.
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Neil McBain left Watford in August 1937 and took over as manager of Ayr United later that year.
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Neil McBain was appointed as manager of New Brighton in June 1946.
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Neil McBain was sacked by New Brighton in February 1948 with the club bottom of the league.
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Neil McBain returned to Ayr United, as manager, in 1955, taking the club to promotion as Scottish Division Two runners-up in 1956, but in August 1956 left to manage Watford for a second time, his second spell lasting until February 1959.
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Neil McBain's final spell as a manager came again at Ayr United, between 1962 and 1963.