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William McNeill MBE (2 March 1940 – 22 April 2019) was a Scottish football player and manager. He had a long association with Celtic , spanning more than sixty years as a player, manager and club ambassador.
Apr 23, 2019 · The former Celtic captain and manager, who led the club to the first European Cup in 1967, passed away after living with dementia for nine years. He also played for Scotland, Clyde, Aberdeen, Manchester City and Aston Villa, and was a Celtic ambassador and a statue outside Celtic Park.
Apr 23, 2019 · Billy McNeill, the first Briton to lift the European Cup when Celtic won the competition with a team of homegrown players in 1967, has died at the age of 79.
May 3, 2019 · Fans and football greats have paid their final respects to Celtic and Scotland legend Billy McNeill. A funeral mass for the first British man to lift the European Cup took place at St Aloysius...
Apr 22, 2023 · On the anniversary of his death, Celtic FC pays tribute to Billy McNeill, the only captain to lift the European Cup and the manager who won eight trophies. See the stats and facts of his two spells in charge of the Hoops, including the iconic title wins of 1978/79 and 1987/88.
Apr 23, 2019 · As captain of Celtic, Billy McNeill, who has died aged 79, was the first British footballer to hold aloft the European Cup. That memorable image represented the apex of a long and...
Apr 23, 2019 · The first British player to lift the UEFA European Champion Clubs' Cup, former Celtic captain and manager Billy McNeill, has died at the age of 79.
