Billy Neil (footballer, born 1939)

For other people with similar names, see William Neill (disambiguation).

Billy Neil
Personal information
Full name William Neil
Date of birth (1939-05-22)22 May 1939
Place of birth Airdrie, Scotland
Date of death 22 September 2014(2014-09-22) (aged 75)
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1961 Airdrieonians 49 (0)
1961–1972 Queen's Park 326 (12)
Total 375 (12)
International career
1957–1969 Scotland Amateur[1] 45 (0)
1960 Great Britain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Neil (22 May 1939 – 22 September 2014) was a Scottish footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4] Neil, who played as a centre half, played in the Scottish Football League for Airdrieonians and Queen's Park between 1956 and 1972.[5][6] Neil holds the record for the player with the most amateur caps. He died on 22 September 2014, at the age of 75.[7][8][9]

  1. ^ McColl, Brian; Gorman, Douglas; Campbell, George. "FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974" (PDF). pp. 10–22. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 July 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  2. ^ Paul Plunkett (23 April 2012). "London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football". BBC Sport. BBC. Retrieved 11 October 2014.
  3. ^ "William Neil". FIFA. Archived from the original on 21 January 2010. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  4. ^ "William Neil". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
  5. ^ "Bill Neil". Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved 4 July 2015.
  6. ^ Neil, William, QPFC.com
  7. ^ Vallance, Matt (30 September 2014). "William Neil". The Herald. Scotland. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  8. ^ Billy Neil, footballer: Part of the last Great Britain football team to play in an Olympic Games on merit, The Independent, 8 October 2014
  9. ^ "Billy Neil". Olympedia. Retrieved 12 December 2021.