Frank Neary

Harold Frank Neary (6 March 1921 – 17 November 2004) was an English footballer who played as a striker, mainly for Millwall, Leyton Orient and West Ham United.

During World War II Neary played as an amateur for West Ham United, Finchley and then Fulham, before joining the Army.

After the war he joined Queens Park Rangers (QPR) and featured in 30 regional wartime matches, scoring 23 goals.

[2] West Ham sold him at a £2,000 loss in November 1947 to Leyton Orient, where he became the club's record goalscorer at that time, with 25 goals during the 1948–49 season.

He was noted for the power of his shooting, and once knocked out opposing goalkeeper Archie McFeat of Torquay United, who got in the way of a Neary drive.