Neil Hood
Neil Hood (born 30 June 1950), is a former Scottish footballer who played as a striker.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 June 1950 | ||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Annbank United | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1971 | Ayr United | 21 | (7) |
| 1971–1972 | Queen of the South | 25 | (13) |
| 1972–1975 | Hamilton Academical | 104 | (44) |
| 1975–1980 | Clyde | 151 | (69) |
| 1980–1981 | Stranraer | 29 | (10) |
| 1981–1982 | Clyde | 15 | (2) |
| Total | 345 | (145) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1980–1981 | Stranraer | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Hood started his career with Ayr United, before moving to Queen of the South in Dumfries.
Hood scored 52 goals for Hamilton Academical between 1972 and 1975 before he moved to Clyde.
Hood scored 80 goals in 171 games in his first spell at the Bully Wee. Hood then joined Stranraer in 1980 and was their manager for the 1980-81 season. This proved to be unsuccessful and he rejoined Clyde as a player in 1981, helping them to win the Scottish Second Division. Hood didn't play enough games during the season to win a Championship medal at the time but he was presented with one twenty-six years later, in May 2008[1] Hood played 187 games with the club in two spells, scoring 83 goals. Hood was voted as Clyde's all-time cult hero in a Football Focus poll in 2004.[2]
References
- Golf Day - Medal Winner Clyde FC - Retrieved 22 May 2008
- Clyde's cult hero BBC Sport - Retrieved 26 June 2008