Billy Neil
Personal information
Full name William Waugh Neil[1]
Date of birth (1944-11-10) 10 November 1944 (age 79)
Place of birth Roslin, Scotland
Position(s) Left winger
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1964 Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic
1964–1972 Millwall 187 (23)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Waugh Neil (born 10 November 1944) is a retired Scottish professional footballer who made over 180 appearances in the Football League for Millwall as a left winger.[1]

Playing career

After retiring as a player, Neil settled in Lewisham.[2] As of November 2014, He had been on the club's staff for 50 years, firstly as a player, then a youth coach and then in the commercial department.[3] He is a member of the Millwall Hall of Fame and a lounge at The Den is named for him.[3][4]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Millwall 1964–65[5] Fourth Division 22 3 2 0 3 0 27 3
1965–66[6] Third Division 34 6 0 0 3 3 37 9
1966–67[7] Second Division 36 7 2 0 2 0 40 7
1967–68[8] 36 6 1 0 4 1 41 7
1968–69[9] 32 0 3 0 1 0 36 3
1969–70[10] 20 0 0 0 2 0 22 0
1970–71[11] 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
1971–72[12] 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 187 23 8 0 15 4 210 27

Honours

Millwall

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "Billy Neil". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
  2. ^ "Neil on 49 years as 'Mr Millwall'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Welcome to the Billy Neil Sponsors' Lounge". www.millwallfc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Hall of Fame K to Z". Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Millwall Season 64/65 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Millwall Season 65/66 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Millwall Season 66/67 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Millwall Season 67/68 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  9. ^ "Millwall Season 68/69 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  10. ^ "Millwall Season 69/70 Stats". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  11. ^ "Millwall Stats 1970–1971". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  12. ^ "Millwall Stats 1971–72". www.millwall-history.org.uk. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  13. ^ "Millwall's Billy Neil wins Tokio Marine Unsung Hero". www.efl.com. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links

Millwall F.C. – Hall of Fame
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