| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Simeon McPhail[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1928 | ||
| Place of birth | Possilpark, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 4 April 2003 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1941–1947 | Queen's Park | 12 | (2) |
| 1947–1956 | Clyde | 137 | (90) |
| 1956–1958 | Celtic | 33 | (13) |
| International career | |||
| 1949 | British Army[2] | 1 | (0) |
| 1952 | Scottish B League XI | 1 | (3) |
| 1953 | Scotland XI | 1 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Simeon McPhail (2 February 1928 – 4 April 2003) was a Scottish football player who played for Queen's Park, Clyde and Celtic. He scored three goals in Celtic's record 7–1 victory over Rangers in the 1957 Scottish League Cup final. After retiring, he developed a neurodegenerative disease, which he believed to be a result of brain damage acquired from heading footballs. He was the younger brother of fellow player John McPhail.