Researching Alex Neil
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 3961 people with the Neil surname? In that year Neil was ranked number 1075 for popularity in the UK. |
Records of Alex Neil on Ancestry
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DNA
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Alex Neil and the Neil Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Neil Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Neil family tree.
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| Did you know that there are currently 4890 people with the Neil surname in the UK? Neil is now ranked number 1205 for popularity in the UK. |
Neil Family Tree Databases
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Neil Forums
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Alex Neil (footballer)
Alexander Francis Neil (born 9 June 1981) is a Scottish professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder. He was most recently the manager of club Preston North End.
Neil began his professional career at Airdrieonians in 2000, playing half a season in the Scottish Football League First Division before moving to Barnsley. He played 142 games across all competitions in his four-year spell at Barnsley, and then signed for Mansfield Town on a free transfer. After a season at Mansfield, he returned to Scotland's First Division with Hamilton Academical, featuring in 246 matches across a decade and winning promotion to the Scottish Premier League in 2008.
He became Hamilton's player-manager in 2013 and led them to promotion to the Scottish Premiership in 2014. In January 2015 he was appointed manager of Norwich City, as the second youngest manager in the Football League at the time. Neil guided Norwich to promotion to the Premier League, after winning the 2015 Football League Championship play-off Final. But the team suffered relegation following the very next season, and on 10 March 2017, Neil was sacked from his role as Norwich City manager following a period of poor results. He was appointed by Preston North End on 4 July 2017 and led the team to seventh place in the 2017–18 Championship.
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