William McNeill 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. McNeill captained Celtic's '
McNeill as Celtic manager in 1982
McNeill (front) leaving the tunnel of the Argentine Racing Club stadium for the 1967 Intercontinental Cup.
John McKenna's statue of McNeill outside Celtic Park
McNeill's One Club Award on display at Celtic Park
The Celtic Football Club, commonly known as Celtic, is a professional football club in Glasgow, Scotland. The team competes in the Scottish Premiership, the top division of Scottish football. The club
Billy McNeill
…William McNeill (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. McNeill captained Celtic's 'Lisbon Lions' to their European Cup victory in…
Brother Walfrid, founder of Celtic FC
A team photo from the early days of the club (around 1889), before the adoption of the hooped jerseys
Jock Stein in an Amsterdam hotel, ahead of a European Cup quarter-final against Ajax (1971)
The club crest adopted on the team's football shirts in 1977, based on a badge originating from the 1930s