Billy Neil (footballer, born 1939) explained

Billy Neil
Fullname:	William Neil
Birth Date:	22 May 1939
Birth Place:	Airdrie, Scotland
Death Place:	Edinburgh, Scotland
Position:	Centre half
Years1:	1956–1961
Clubs1:	Airdrieonians
Caps1:	49
Goals1:	0
Years2:	1961–1972
Clubs2:	Queen's Park
Caps2:	326
Goals2:	12
Totalcaps:	375
Totalgoals:	12
Nationalyears1:	1957–1969
Nationalteam1:	Scotland Amateur^[1]
Nationalcaps1:	45
Nationalgoals1:	0
Nationalyears2:	1960
Nationalteam2:	Great Britain
Nationalcaps2:	1
Nationalgoals2:	0

William Neil (22 May 1939 – 22 September 2014) was a Scottish footballer who represented Great Britain at the 1960 Summer Olympics.^{[2] [3] [4]} Neil, who played as a centre half, played in the Scottish Football League for Airdrieonians and Queen's Park between 1956 and 1972.^{[5] [6]} Neil holds the record for the player with the most amateur caps. He died on 22 September 2014, at the age of 75.^{[7] [8] [9]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: FORGOTTEN GLORIES – British Amateur Internationals 1901–1974 . McColl . Brian . Gorman . Douglas . 10–22 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20170728161609/http://www.scottish-football-historical-archive.co.uk/Forgotten%20Glories.pdf . 28 July 2017 . 23 April 2018 . Campbell . George.
2. Web site: London 2012: GB team at 1960 Games united by love of football. 23 April 2012. 11 October 2014. Paul Plunkett. BBC . BBC Sport.
3. Web site: William Neil. https://web.archive.org/web/20100121155356/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=289724/index.html. dead. 21 January 2010. 5 November 2009. FIFA.
4. Web site: William Neil. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418042839/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ne/bill-neil-1.html. dead. 18 April 2020. 5 November 2009. Sports Reference.
5. Web site: Bill Neil . 4 July 2015. Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database . Neil Brown.
6. http://www.qpfc.com/appearances/n/neilw.htm Neil, William
7. News: William Neil . Matt . Vallance . The Herald . Scotland . 30 September 2014 . 26 October 2014.
8. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/billy-neil-footballer-part-of-the-last-great-britain-football-team-to-play-in-an-olympic-games-on-9783183.html Billy Neil, footballer: Part of the last Great Britain football team to play in an Olympic Games on merit
9. Web site: Billy Neil . Olympedia . 12 December 2021.