Billy McNeill

Name	Billy McNeill
Full Name	William McNeill
Position	Centre Half

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Birthplace	Scotland	Date of Birth	2-Mar-1940
Place of Death		Date of Death
Height		Weight
First Game	Sat 15 Apr 1961	Last Game	Sat 27 May 1972
Career Length	11y 1m 13d	Career Length in Days	4061

Apps	Starts	Sub Used	Replaced
29	28	1	0
W	D	L	Sent Off
14	5	10	0
Goals		Hat-Tricks	Penalties
3		0	0

Clubs When Capped Back to Top
Club	Club Seq	First	Last	Games	Goals	W	D	L	F	A
Celtic	72	15 Apr 1961	27 May 1972	29	3	14	5	10	67	49

Appearances by Team Back to Top
						British			WC			Euro			Other			Friendlies			Total
Team		Ranking	W	D	L	P	Sts	Sub	P	Sts	Sub	P	Sts	Sub	P	Sts	Sub	P	Sts	Sub	P	Sts	Sub
	ENGLAND	29 equal	2	2	3	7	7														7	7
	NORTHERN IRELAND	56 equal	2		1	3	3														3	3
	REPUBLIC OF IRELAND	1 equal	2		1				2	2								1	1		3	3
	WALES	80 equal	3			3	3														3	3
	WEST GERMANY	5 equal		1	1				1	1								1	1		2	2
	SPAIN	10 equal	1	1														2	2		2	2
	POLAND	3 equal		1	1				2	2											2	2
	CZECHOSLOVAKIA	11 equal	1		1				2	2											2	2
	CYPRUS	1 equal	2						2	1											2	1
	FINLAND	19 equal	1						1	1											1	1
	RUSSIA	8 equal			1													1	1		1	1
	URUGUAY	6 equal			1													1	1		1	1

Goals By Team Back to Top
Team		Ranking	Brit Champ			World Cup			Euro			Other			Friendlies			Total Goals
Team		Ranking	H	A	Tot	H	A	Tot	H	A	Tot	H	A	Tot	H	A	Tot	H	A	Tot
	WALES	54 equal		1	1														1	1
	CYPRUS	5 equal				1		1										1		1
	POLAND	3 equal				1		1										1		1

Appearances by date click links for details Back to Top
No	P	S	Sb	Off	Club		M No	Date	Cm	R	V	Team		Sc	Agg	Crowd	Scorers
1	P	S				Celtic	282	Sat 15 Apr 1961	BC		A		England	3-9		97350	Mackay; Wilson; Quinn
1	P	S				Celtic	282	Sat 15 Apr 1961	BC		A		England	3-9		97350	Robert William Robson; James Peter Greaves; James Peter Greaves; Bryan Douglas; Robert Alfred Smith; John Norman Haynes; John Norman Haynes; James Peter Greaves; Robert Alfred Smith
2	P	S				Celtic	283	Wed 03 May 1961	WC	Q	H		Republic Of Ireland	4-1		46736	Brand; Brand; Herd; Herd
2	P	S				Celtic	283	Wed 03 May 1961	WC	Q	H		Republic Of Ireland	4-1		46736	Joseph Haverty
3	P	S				Celtic	284	Sun 07 May 1961	WC	Q	A		Republic Of Ireland	3-0		45000	Young; Young; Brand
3	P	S				Celtic	284	Sun 07 May 1961	WC	Q	A		Republic Of Ireland	3-0		45000	-----
4	P	S				Celtic	285	Sun 14 May 1961	WC	Q	A		Czechoslovakia	0-4		50000	-----
4	P	S				Celtic	285	Sun 14 May 1961	WC	Q	A		Czechoslovakia	0-4		50000	Tomas Pospichal; Andrej Kvasnak pen; Josef Kadraba; Tomas Pospichal
5	P	S				Celtic	286	Tue 26 Sep 1961	WC	Q	H		Czechoslovakia	3-2		51591	John; Law; Law
5	P	S				Celtic	286	Tue 26 Sep 1961	WC	Q	H		Czechoslovakia	3-2		51591	Andrej Kvasnak; Adolf Scherer
6	P	S				Celtic	287	Sat 07 Oct 1961	BC		A		Northern Ireland	6-1		41000	Wilson; Scott; Brand; Scott; Brand; Scott
6	P	S				Celtic	287	Sat 07 Oct 1961	BC		A		Northern Ireland	6-1		41000	James Christopher McLaughlin
7	P	S				Celtic	290	Sat 14 Apr 1962	BC		H		England	2-0		132441	Wilson; Caldow pen
7	P	S				Celtic	290	Sat 14 Apr 1962	BC		H		England	2-0		132441	-----
8	P	S				Celtic	291	Wed 02 May 1962	F		H		Uruguay	2-3		67081	Baxter; Brand
8	P	S				Celtic	291	Wed 02 May 1962	F		H		Uruguay	2-3		67081	Jose Sasia; Luis Alberto Cubilla; Luis Alberto Cubilla
9	P	S				Celtic	297	Sun 09 Jun 1963	F		A		Republic Of Ireland	0-1		26000	-----
9	P	S				Celtic	297	Sun 09 Jun 1963	F		A		Republic Of Ireland	0-1		26000	Noel Eucharia Cantwell
10	P	S				Celtic	298	Thu 13 Jun 1963	F		A		Spain	6-2		40000	Law; Gibson; McLintock; Wilson; Henderson; John
10	P	S				Celtic	298	Thu 13 Jun 1963	F		A		Spain	6-2		40000	Adelardo Rodriguez; Jose Fidalgo Veloso
11	P	S				Celtic	301	Wed 20 Nov 1963	BC		H		Wales	2-1		56167	White; Law
11	P	S				Celtic	301	Wed 20 Nov 1963	BC		H		Wales	2-1		56167	Barrie Spencer Jones
12	P	S				Celtic	302	Sat 11 Apr 1964	BC		H		England	1-0		133245	Gilzean
12	P	S				Celtic	302	Sat 11 Apr 1964	BC		H		England	1-0		133245	-----
13	P	S				Celtic	303	Tue 12 May 1964	F		A		West Germany	2-2		65000	Gilzean; Gilzean
13	P	S				Celtic	303	Tue 12 May 1964	F		A		West Germany	2-2		65000	Uwe Seeler; Uwe Seeler
14	P	S				Celtic	307	Sat 10 Apr 1965	BC		A		England	2-2		98199	Law; John
14	P	S				Celtic	307	Sat 10 Apr 1965	BC		A		England	2-2		98199	Robert Charlton; James Peter Greaves
15	P	S				Celtic	308	Sat 08 May 1965	F		H		Spain	0-0		60046	-----
15	P	S				Celtic	308	Sat 08 May 1965	F		H		Spain	0-0		60046	-----
16	P	S				Celtic	309	Sun 23 May 1965	WC	Q	A		Poland	1-1		67462	Law
16	P	S				Celtic	309	Sun 23 May 1965	WC	Q	A		Poland	1-1		67462	Roman Lentner
17	P	S				Celtic	310	Thu 27 May 1965	WC	Q	A		Finland	2-1		20162	Wilson; Greig
17	P	S				Celtic	310	Thu 27 May 1965	WC	Q	A		Finland	2-1		20162	Martti Hyvarinen
18	P	S				Celtic	311	Sat 02 Oct 1965	BC		A		Northern Ireland	2-3		53000	Gilzean; Gilzean
18	P	S				Celtic	311	Sat 02 Oct 1965	BC		A		Northern Ireland	2-3		53000	Derek Dougan; John Andrew Crossan; William John Irvine
19	P	S				Celtic	312	Wed 13 Oct 1965	WC	Q	H		Poland	1-2		108453	McNeill
19	P	S				Celtic	312	Wed 13 Oct 1965	WC	Q	H		Poland	1-2		108453	Jan Liberda; Jerzy Sadek
20	P	S				Celtic	323	Wed 10 May 1967	F		H		Russia	0-2		53497	-----
20	P	S				Celtic	323	Wed 10 May 1967	F		H		Russia	0-2		53497	Thomas 2 Gemmell og; Fjedor Medvid
21	P	S				Celtic	326	Sat 24 Feb 1968	BC	Q	H		England	1-1		130711	Hughes
21	P	S				Celtic	326	Sat 24 Feb 1968	BC	Q	H		England	1-1		130711	Martin Stanford Peters
22	P					Celtic	330	Wed 11 Dec 1968	WC	Q	A		Cyprus	5-0		5895	Gilzean; W.Murdoch; Gilzean; Stein; Stein
22	P					Celtic	330	Wed 11 Dec 1968	WC	Q	A		Cyprus	5-0		5895	-----
23	P	S				Celtic	332	Sat 03 May 1969	BC		A		Wales	5-3		18765	McNeill; Stein; Gilzean; Bremner; McLean
23	P	S				Celtic	332	Sat 03 May 1969	BC		A		Wales	5-3		18765	Ronald Tudor Davies; John Benjamin Toshack; Ronald Tudor Davies
24	P	S				Celtic	334	Sat 10 May 1969	BC		A		England	1-4		89902	Stein
24	P	S				Celtic	334	Sat 10 May 1969	BC		A		England	1-4		89902	Martin Stanford Peters; Geoffrey Charles Hurst; Geoffrey Charles Hurst pen; Martin Stanford Peters
25	P	S				Celtic	335	Sat 17 May 1969	WC	Q	H		Cyprus	8-0		39082	Gray; McNeill; Stein; Stein; Stein; Stein; Henderson; Gemmell pen
25	P	S				Celtic	335	Sat 17 May 1969	WC	Q	H		Cyprus	8-0		39082	-----
26	P	S				Celtic	337	Wed 22 Oct 1969	WC	Q	A		West Germany	2-3		72000	Johnstone; Gilzean
26	P	S				Celtic	337	Wed 22 Oct 1969	WC	Q	A		West Germany	2-3		72000	Klaus Fichtel; Gerhard Muller; Reinhard Libuda
27	P	S				Celtic	354	Sat 20 May 1972	BC		H		Northern Ireland	2-0		39652	Law; Lorimer
27	P	S				Celtic	354	Sat 20 May 1972	BC		H		Northern Ireland	2-0		39652	-----
28	P	S				Celtic	355	Wed 24 May 1972	BC		H		Wales	1-0		21332	Lorimer
28	P	S				Celtic	355	Wed 24 May 1972	BC		H		Wales	1-0		21332	-----
29	P	S				Celtic	356	Sat 27 May 1972	BC		H		England	0-1		119415	-----
29	P	S				Celtic	356	Sat 27 May 1972	BC		H		England	0-1		119415	Alan James Ball

All Goals Scored click on date for match details Back to Top
Game No	Go als	Pen	Hat Trick	Club		M No	Date	Comp	R	V	Team		S	Agg	Crowd	Scorers
19	1				Celtic	312	Wed 13 Oct 1965	WC	Q	H		Poland	1-2		108453	McNeill
19	1				Celtic	312	Wed 13 Oct 1965	WC	Q	H		Poland	1-2		108453	Jan Liberda; Jerzy Sadek
23	1				Celtic	332	Sat 03 May 1969	BC		A		Wales	5-3		18765	McNeill; Stein; Gilzean; Bremner; McLean
23	1				Celtic	332	Sat 03 May 1969	BC		A		Wales	5-3		18765	Ronald Tudor Davies; John Benjamin Toshack; Ronald Tudor Davies
25	1				Celtic	335	Sat 17 May 1969	WC	Q	H		Cyprus	8-0		39082	Gray; McNeill; Stein; Stein; Stein; Stein; Henderson; Gemmell pen
25	1				Celtic	335	Sat 17 May 1969	WC	Q	H		Cyprus	8-0		39082	-----

William McNeill

Centre Half