Career Record for Featherstone
Appearances			Tries	Goals	Drop Goals	Points
Total	Start	Sub
62	38	24	6	0	0	24

Neil Clawson had played some of his junior rugby out in Australia while his dad Terry was playing for South Newcastle, and when the Clawsons came home, Neil signed for his hometown team Featherstone. Therefore, his debut as a raw teenager could be seen as an act of rampant nepotism when Terry became player-coach of Featherstone Rovers and their joint appearance together at Workington in November 1978 is believed to be the only time a father and son have played professionally in the same team in the UK. Although Clawson senior was sacked soon after, Neil developed into a useful forward in his own right.

Neil started out as a rangy back-row forward, but moved up to the front row when he put some weight on. He went on to make 62 appearances for the Rovers (24 off the bench) mainly between 1984 and 1986 before being sold to Oldham. He gave Oldham four years good service, playing over 80 games in the front row alongside future Rover Leo Casey. He missed out on the 1988 Premiership final against Featherstone at Old Trafford. Neil finished his professional career at Bramley.