Jim McNeillage
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| Nationality | British (Scottish) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1940[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 October 2020[2] | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Edinburgh | |||||||||||||||||
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Jim K. McNeillage (1940 – 20 October 2020) was an international badminton player from Scotland who competed at the Commonwealth Games.
Biography
McNeillage played his badminton in Edinburgh and first came to prominence in 1962, winning the mixed doubles title at the Edinburgh tournament.[3] The same year he passed his finals to become a chartered accountant and was predicted to be a future tennis star, playing at the Wimbledon junior championships and gaining a blue at The University of Edinburgh.[1] Despite playing for the Liberton Club in Edinburgh[4] and being a notable tennis player,[5] it was badminton that he made his name, becoming a Scottish international player.[6]
In November 1969 he was selected for the Scottish Commonwealth Games trials[7] and McNeillage subsequently represented the Scottish team[8] at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland,[9] where he competed in the badminton events.[10]
He won the 1968 Irish Open[2] and was the 1969 men's doubles champion at the Scottish National Badminton Championships. In 1971 he won both the men's doubles and mixed doubles at the Meadowbank tournament.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Qualified As C.A". North Star and Farmers' Chronicle. 7 July 1962. p. 3. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b "Tribute: Jim McNeillage 1940 – 2020". Badminton Scotland. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
- ^ "Holders lose mixed doubles title, McNeillage improved". The Scotsman. 12 February 1962. p. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Holder is beaten in women's final". The Scotsman. 15 August 1970. p. 15. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "McNeillage in Form At Berwick". Aberdeen Press and Journal. 13 August 1970. p. 17. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scots and Danes Level". Wolverhampton Express and Star. 28 January 1967. p. 30. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Fit Barbara will play for Ireland". Ireland's Saturday Night. 8 November 1969. p. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Swimming for their country". Aberdeen Evening Express. 26 May 1970. p. 12. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "They'll carry Scotland's hopes". Aberdeen Evening Express. 16 June 1970. p. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Scotland Edinburgh 1970". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 13 January 2026.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "Badminton double for McNeillage". The Scotsman. 8 February 1971. p. 11. Retrieved 13 January 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.