Billy Mcneill RIP

clive

Former Celtic captain and manager Billy McNeill - the first British man to lift the European Cup - has died aged 79.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/41685748

iainment

I remember him raising the European Cup so clearly.
Great one club man.

Brendan_O_Connell

RIP

Bedsaddick

RIP

ShootersHillGuru

RIP 

cafcdave123

800+ games for Celtic and 29 caps for Scotland

RIP Billy

soapy_jones

RIP

Johnnysummers5

RIP Billy

guinnessaddick

RIP Billy 

stonemuse

RIP

ricky_otto

RIP

Henry Irving

Such a huge figure in Celtic, and British football history.

Will we ever see his like again?

RIP big man

Algarveaddick

RIP

mistrollingin

RIP Billy

Fact, every member, except one, of the 15 man squad for the 1967 European Cup Final was born within 10 miles of Celtic Park.

The exception was Bobby Lennox who was born 30 miles away.

Leroy Ambrose

I remember I needed him to complete Football 86 when he was Man City manager for about 2 sodding months. When word got out that some kid in the first year had him as a double I made his day by giving him all 500-odd swaps.just dropped them on his desk and bopped off with McNeill in my hand. #baller

Then dropped the f***ing thing on the floor and got mud all over his nose

RIP MuddyBilly

i_b_b_o_r_g

RIP

Chippycafc

RIP to a Celtic legend..

Lincsaddick

Billy first came to my attention in 1961. My friend at school David McNeill was full of it that in that year's England v Scotland Under 23 game, both sides were captained by a McNeill, rather England's skipper was Mick McNeil, with the missing 'L'.

Billy was a giant of Scots football both as player and manager. He had a distinction which will stand forever, the first captain of a British (not to say Scottish) team to win the European Cup, now the Champions League of course 

R I P Billy

redsek

RIP Cesar

Cardinal Sin

Manager at Aberdeen for a season in the 70's. Finished runners-up in League and Cup. RIP Billy.

Chris_from_Sidcup

cafcdave123 said:

800+ games for Celtic and 29 caps for Scotland

RIP Billy

Genuine question, but how on earth did he play that many times for Celtic yet play an average of less than twice a year for Scotland?

Given his Celtic appearance tally, he obviously wasn't injured much, so was he just not bothered about the national side?

cafcdave123

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

cafcdave123 said:

800+ games for Celtic and 29 caps for Scotland

RIP Billy

Genuine question, but how on earth did he play that many times for Celtic yet play an average of less than twice a year for Scotland?

Given his Celtic appearance tally, he obviously wasn't injured much, so was he just not bothered about the national side?

that's what happens when your international debut is a 9-3 defeat to the auld enemy !

although they played together for Scotland, i think John Greig (Rangers) was preferred in a very similar role.

Henry Irving

Chris_from_Sidcup said:

cafcdave123 said:

800+ games for Celtic and 29 caps for Scotland

RIP Billy

Genuine question, but how on earth did he play that many times for Celtic yet play an average of less than twice a year for Scotland?

Given his Celtic appearance tally, he obviously wasn't injured much, so was he just not bothered about the national side?

There were far fewer international games then, especially as Scotland did not qualify for the world cup during his time and the Euros were much smaller.

I certainly don't think it is fair to say " he was just not bothered".

LenGlover

He was a fine player.

RIP

philcafc

A giant of the Scottish game - RIP

Valleyofdreams

A Celtic legend. Sleep well Billy.