He was born at Belmore House in Rhu in Dunbartonshire, the son of John McNeil and his wife, Jane Loudon Bain.
[2] After finishing playing football, he continued as match secretary and was hugely influential in the fledgling years of the Club.
The pressures from financial problems had taken its toll on his mental and physical health.
[citation needed] On 22 February 2010, Peter McNeil was inducted into the Rangers Hall of Fame.
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