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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. McNeill captained Celtic's ' Lisbon Lions ' to their European Cup victory in 1967 and later spent two spells as the club's manager.
May 3, 2019 · Thousands of fans and football greats attended the funeral mass of Billy McNeill, the first British man to lift the European Cup. The former Celtic captain and manager, who had dementia, died aged 79 on 22 April.
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Apr 23, 2019 · As captain of Celtic, Billy McNeill, who has died aged 79, was the first British footballer to hold aloft the European Cup. That memorable image represented the apex of a long and distinguished...
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. He also won nine league titles, seven Scottish Cups and six League Cups as a player and four titles and four cups as a manager.
Apr 23, 2019 · CNN —. Billy McNeill, the first Briton to lift the European Cup when Celtic won the competition with a team of homegrown players in 1967, has died at the age of 79. Nicknamed “Cesar” by the ...
Apr 23, 2019 · Brian Wilson. Tue Apr 23 2019 - 16:23. As captain of Celtic, Billy McNeill, who has died aged 79, was the first British footballer to hold aloft the European Cup. That memorable image...
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Apr 23, 2019 · Former Celtic player & manager Billy McNeill dies aged 79. He captained the club to a European Cup, nine successive titles, seven Scottish Cups & six League Cups. In two spells as manager, he...
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