Billy Neil (footballer, born 1944)

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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*
YearsTeamApps(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 Scottish retired professional footballer who made over 180 appearances in the Football League for Millwall as a left winger. [1]

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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
ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupLeague CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Millwall 1964–65 [5] Fourth Division 2232030273
1965–66 [6] Third Division 3460033379
1966–67 [7] Second Division 3672020407
1967–68 [8] 3661041417
1968–69 [9] 3203010363
1969–70 [10] 2000020220
1970–71 [11] 61000061
1971–72 [12] 10000010
Career total187238015421027

Honours

Millwall

Individual

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References

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  3. 1 2 "Welcome to the Billy Neil Sponsors' Lounge". www.millwallfc.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2020.
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