Edna Neillis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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scottish footballer
Date of Birth: 15-Apr-1953
Place of Birth: Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 13-Jul-2015
Profession: association football player
Nationality: United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Edna Neillis
- Edna Neillis (Glasgow, 15 April 1953 – Cumbernauld, 13 July 2015) was a Scottish women's association football player, who represented the Scottish women's football team and played in the French and Italian championships.Raised in eastern Glasgow, Neillis played football in the streets as a child and for a boys' team.
- She earned her first cap with the Scotland national team as a teenager and played in the team's first international match against England in 1972.
- Previously, women's football was banned for over 50 years.Neillis and her teammate Rose Reilly received a lifetime ban by the Scottish FA after speaking out against the national team's amateur-level coach in 1975.
- She continued to play professionally in Italy.
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