On arrival Neil, perhaps because of the Paisley connection, seems first to have headed for New Jersey, there in the Paterson True Blues team that in April 1913 would win the American Cup. That victory would then produce a move to Brooklyn Celtic, perhaps the source of the confusion, and a National Cup Final start and loss at left-half. That is before pre-war-service would see him in Pennsylvania in the Bethlehem Steel team that would take the same Cup in 1915, he at centre-half, take it again in 1916 he as centre-forward and from the same position also win the American Cup once more, scoring a hat-trick. And the war would also then see him transferring to Bayonne, back in New Jersey, there in the Babcock & Wilson team and a further American Cup appearance in 1918 back at centre-half, this time in defeat and to Bethlehem.   

Moreover, playing success would continue post-war. Having had the second half of 1918 and all of 1919 off, perhaps with injury, in 1920 he was back in the American Cup-winning team, Robin's Dry Dock, and at centre-half once more. Then it was again the National Cup in 1921, by which time he was already in his thirties and the legs were, perhaps, going, although, whilst it may well have been work that took him to the dockyards of Delaware, he was still able to play on across the river at Philadelphia Field Club until 1925 and at thirty-six the final hanging-up of the boots.  

And, as he settled back from on-field football, he was then to marry, his wife Margaret McGrann. They would live in Chester, south of Philadelphia, in Jersey City and finally back in Glenolden by Darby and again south of the City of Brotherly Love. And it would from there he would pass away in hospital in 1960 a month short of his seventy-first birthday to be buried in St. Michael Cemetery by Chester once more.