Neil MacFarlane (footballer)

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Personal information
Neil MacFarlane
Neil MacFarlane celebrating Queen of the South's run to the 2008 Scottish Cup Final
Full name	Neil MacFarlane
Date of birth	10 October 1977 (1977-10-10) (age 30)
Place of birth	Dunoon, Scotland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Queen of the South
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999–2000 2000–2001 2000–2001 2001 2001–2002 2002–2006 2006 2006–2007 2007–	Queen's Park Kilmarnock → Queen's Park (loan) → Clyde (loan) Airdrie Hearts Aberdeen Gretna Queen of the South	36 0(0) 00 0(0) 08 0(0) 07 0(0) 28 0(3) 73 0(0) 06 0(0) 05 0(0) 28 0(1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Neil MacFarlane (born 10 October 1977, in Dunoon) is a Scottish professional footballer currently playing for Scottish First Division club Queen of the South. He is a defensive central midfielder.

[edit] Career

Neil MacFarlane began his senior career in 1999 with Queen's Park before moving to Kilmarnock in 2000. Failing to play a first team match for Killie, MacFarlane spent most of his single season at Rugby Park on loan with a spell back at Queen's Park and then another at Clyde. Following his release in 2001, MacFarlane joined Airdrieonians, where he played nearly thirty league matches before a knee injury ended his season prematurely. Despite being injured,, MacFarlane joined Hearts in July 2002, with manager Craig Levein signing the player on a part-time deal due to his injury problems.^[1] MacFarlane made his debut at the end of November^[2] and was awarded a new, full-time deal two months later.^[3]

On transfer deadline day in August 2005, MacFarlane was on the verge of joining fellow SPL side Dundee United when the Hearts board cancelled the transfer, despite the player having already travelled to Tannadice to agree personal terms and undertake a medical.^[4] Instead, MacFarlane was allowed to leave in the following window in January, where he secured a short-term move to Aberdeen.^[5] After starting only two matches for the Dons, MacFarlane was told in late April he could leave at the end of the season^[6] and he subsequently joined Gretna a month later.^[7] After injuries restricted him to just eight appearances in his first season at Raydale Park, MacFarlane was released halfway through his two-year contract,^[8] leaving him free to join Queens in June 2007.^[9]

[edit] References

^ "MacFarlane hobbles to Hearts", BBC Sport website, 2002-07-04. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
^ "Hearts go for Oueifio", BBC Sport website, 2002-11-23. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
^ "MacFarlane wins Hearts deal", BBC Sport website, 2003-01-10. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
^ "Hearts board halt MacFarlane move", BBC Sport website, 2005-09-01. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
^ "MacFarlane completes Dons switch", BBC Sport website, 2006-01-26. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
^ "Aberdeen duo free to leave club", BBC Sport website, 2006-04-26. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
^ "Gretna grab MacFarlane and McGill", BBC Sport website, 2006-05-25. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
^ "Gretna cut short MacFarlane stay", BBC Sport website, 2007-05-14. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.
^ "MacFarlane joins up at Palmerston", BBC Sport website, 2007-06-08. Retrieved on 2008-05-16.

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v • d • e Queen of the South F.C. – current squad

GK Grindlay • DF Aitken • DF Harris • DF McQuilken • DF Reid • DF Thomson • MF Burns • MF MacFarlane • MF McCann • MF Robertson • MF Scally • MF Tosh • FW Dobbie • FW Kean • FW O'Connor • Manager: Chisholm