Planned to be the end of the Great Western Railway's line and its major sea port, replacing Neyland, problems with the harbour ( known as Fishguard Harbour ) prevented larger ocean liners from docking.

Neyland was a small fishing village in the parish of Llanstadwell, but in 1856 it became the site for the western terminus of Isambard Kingdom Brunel's Great Western Railway with a transatlantic terminal for the largest ships of the time.

Autobiography of a GWR driver from Neyland with much background about the town.

The first night game at Neyland Stadium was played on September 16, 1972, with the Vols defeating Penn State, 28 – 21.

One of Neyland Stadium's most notable non-sporting events took place in May 1970, when the stadium hosted the Billy Graham Crusade, with President Richard Nixon as a guest speaker.

Neyland holds the record for most wins in Tennessee Volunteers history with 173 wins in 216 games, six undefeated seasons, nine undefeated regular seasons, seven conference championships, and four national championships.

During that first nine year stint with the Vols, Neyland had five undefeated seasons, all within a six year period ( 1927, 1928, 1929, 1931, and 1932 ).

Neyland was vindicated, however, as he ended his career with a flourish, leading the Vols to national championships in 1950 and 1951.

The Vols have never had more than 4 consecutive losses at Neyland Stadium.

Statue of Robert Neyland on display at Neyland Stadium The Vols reeled off undefeated streaks of 33 and 28 straight games.

Shortly before his death, Neyland drew up plans for a major expansion and renovation to the Vols ' home stadium, Shields-Watkins Field.

The University of Tennessee retired White's jersey at a halftime presentation on October 1, 2005 during their game against the University of Mississippi, the third such retirement in the modern era of football at the school ; a commemorative sign was also unveiled in the south end of Neyland Stadium.

The university's football teams play at Neyland Stadium, one of the nation's largest stadiums, which is often sold out on game day.

Bobby Dodd was a quarterback for the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 1928 to 1930, playing under legendary coach Robert Neyland.

The stadium is named for University of Tennessee football coach Robert Neyland ( 1892 – 1962 ).

In a Spring 2001 poll in The Sporting News, Neyland Stadium was ranked as the nation's number 1 college football stadium.

In 2004, Sports Illustrated ranked Neyland Stadium, the University of Tennessee campus, and the surrounding Knoxville area, as the best college football weekend experience.

Attendance has been recorded for Vol football games at Neyland Stadium since 1946.

Through the 2010 season, the Tennessee Volunteers football team had compiled a record of 432 wins, 109 losses, and 17 ties at Neyland, for a winning percentage of. 789.

He played college football at the University of Tennessee under legendary head coach Robert Neyland.

Atkins originally went to Tennessee on a basketball scholarship, but once football coach General Robert R. Neyland saw his combination of size and agility, he was recruited for the grid team.

Robert Reese Neyland ( pronounced KNEE-land ), MBE ( February 17, 1892 – March 28, 1962 ) was an American football player and coach and officer in the United States Army, reaching the rank of brigadier general.

Neyland is often referred to as one of the best, if not the best, defensive football coaches ever.

Sports Illustrated named Neyland as the defensive coordinator of its all-century college football team in its " Best of the 20th Century " edition.

Neyland is also famous for creating the seven " Game Maxims " of football that many coaches, on all levels, still use.

Banks, Neyland was named football head coach and athletic director by Nathan W. Dougherty in 1926.

Neyland attended Burleson Junior College in his home town of Greenville, Texas for a year and then transferred to Texas A & M playing football a year before receiving an appointment to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, where he starred as a football lineman and baseball pitcher and was the academy boxing champion.

In the spring of 1963, a decision was made that proceeds from the annual Orange and White spring football game would go to help build the Neyland Scholarship Fund.

For Fresno State football games, both endzones are designed in a red and white checkerboard pattern in a style similar to the endzones in The University of Tennessee's Neyland Stadium.

During his time as the Volunteers ' head basketball coach, he also worked as the head coach of the Tennessee Volunteers baseball team from 1938 to 1942, and as an assistant football coach for the Tennessee Volunteers football team under head coaches Robert Neyland and John Barnhill from 1938 to 1946.

In football, Russell was a contemporary and friend of Gen. Bob Neyland, Coach Paul ' Bear ' Bryant, Red Sanders and many others.

These include the 1925 Rose Bowl, featuring Knute Rockne's Notre Dame team against “ Pop ” Warner ’ s Stanford team ; the 1926 Rose Bowl, featuring Alabama Crimson Tide ’ s win over Washington ( the first southeastern team to beat a northern team ); and the 1940 Rose Bowl, featuring Howard Jones ’ USC Trojans against Bob Neyland ’ s Tennessee Volunteers.

Although Neyland Stadium in Knoxville was slightly closer to Nashville, it was deemed too big ( at over 102, 000 seats ) for an NFL team.

The University of Tennessee's Neyland Stadium in Knoxville was three hours east of Nashville, but was deemed too large ( at 102, 000 seats ) for an NFL team.

He was Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1621 to 1628 and Lord High Treasurer from 1628 to 1635, and had already been created Baron Weston, of Neyland in the County of Suffolk, in 1628.

After his retirement from active broadcasting he moved to Knoxville, Tennessee to an apartment across the Tennessee River from the University of Tennessee campus from which he had a view of Neyland Stadium, the Volunteers ' home field, and wrote an autobiographical memoir entitled Hello Everybody, I'm Lindsey Nelson, his landmark opening phrase.

Many people relocated from Neyland to Goodwick and Fishguard at that time.

File: Nayland Penfold. jpg | Queen Victoria Coat of Arms details from Penfold at the former Neyland Railway Station, Wales.

Fulmers's first grandchild ( from his second child Courtney and her husband, former Tennessee linebacker Robert Peace ) made his first appearance at the " Vol Walk " at Neyland Stadium on September 13, 2008.

The line from Swansea opened as far as Carmarthen on 11 October 1852 ; then to Haverfordwest on 2 January 1854 ; and finally to its terminus at Neyland on 15 April 1856.

* Lord Gordon Parry of Neyland ( 1925 – 2004 ), Labour politician

The largest crowd ever recorded at Neyland was 109, 061 on September 18, 2004, when Tennessee defeated Florida, 30 – 28.

* Neyland Stadium – UT sports

On July 16, 1923, Neyland married Ada " Peggy " Fitch ( September 1, 1897 – March 7, 1976 ) of Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Gen. Neyland was the son of lawyer Robert Reece Neyland, Sr. ( October 1859 –?

His siblings were sister Carroll M. Neyland ( January 1890 –?

) and brother Mayo W. Neyland ( March 1896 – ?).