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  1. 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.

  2. 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...

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. Billy McNeill, who led Celtic to the 1967 European Cup and nine league titles, has died aged 79 after suffering from dementia. He played 822 games for Celtic and won 29 caps for Scotland, and was also manager of Manchester City and Aston Villa.

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  7. Apr 24, 2019 · Billy McNeill's death invokes memories of the great Lisbon Lions and is a reminder that the European Cup is now out of reach for so many big clubs, writes Tom English.

  8. Apr 23, 2019 · Former Celtic captain Billy McNeill, the first British man to lift the European Cup, has died aged 79. McNeill led the famous "Lisbon Lions" that won the European Cup in the Portuguese capital in ...

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