Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Full name | William Waugh Neil [1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 November 1944 | ||
Place of birth | Roslin, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–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]
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]
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 |
Millwall
Individual
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 'Lisbon Lions' to their European Cup victory in 1967 and later spent two spells as the club's manager. As a player and manager, he won 31 major trophies with Celtic.
Millwall Football Club is a professional Association football club in Bermondsey, South East London, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football. Founded as Millwall Rovers in 1885, the club has retained its name despite having last played in the Millwall area of the Isle of Dogs in 1910. From then until 1993, the club played at what is now called The Old Den in New Cross, before moving to its current home stadium nearby, called The Den. The traditional club crest is a lion rampant, referred to in the team's nickname 'The Lions'. Millwall's traditional kit consists of dark blue shirts, white shorts, and blue socks.
Thomas Stephen Chalmers was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre-forward and spent the majority of his career with Celtic. He is the club's fifth-highest goalscorer with 236 goals and is considered one of their greatest players. He is particularly known for scoring the winning goal in the 1967 European Cup Final against Inter Milan. Chalmers later played for Morton and Partick Thistle. He also represented Scotland five times in international matches.
Douglas Stewart Allder is an English former professional footballer who made over 200 appearances in the Football League for Millwall as a left winger. He was capped by England at youth level and is a member of the Millwall Hall of Fame.
Matthew James Lawrence is an English former footballer who played as a centre back.
David Michael Kemp is an English former professional football player and manager. He was assistant manager at Middlesbrough FC.
Benjamin Robert Vincent Fenton was an English professional football player and manager. He played for West Ham United, Millwall, Charlton Athletic and Colchester United, making over 400 appearances in the Football League for all four clubs. He managed Colchester United, Leyton Orient and spent eight years at Millwall, before holding various positions at Charlton Athletic.
Richard Raymond Cadette is an English former professional footballer who played as a forward, most notably for Falkirk, Brentford and Southend United. After his retirement he moved into management with Tooting & Mitcham United.
William Patrick Gray was an English professional footballer and manager who made over 500 Football League appearances in a variety of positions for Nottingham Forest, Chelsea, Burnley, Millwall and Leyton Orient. He began his short management career while still a player with Millwall and later managed Brentford and Notts County. Gray was capped by England B at international level.
William Voisey was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half for Millwall in the Football League and later managed the club during the Second World War. He managed the Great Britain team at the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was nicknamed 'Banger'.
Alfred HerbertAmos was an English professional footballer who played as a wing half in the Football League for Brentford and Millwall. He is a member of the Millwall Hall of Fame.
Leonard Bruce Julians was an English footballer who played as a centre forward in the Football League for Leyton Orient, Arsenal, Nottingham Forest, Millwall and the Detroit Cougars during his footballing career. Julians also managed Kenyan club Gor Mahia, with him being one of the most successful and respected managers in the outfit's history.
Barry Rowan is an English former professional footballer who played as a winger, most notably in the Football League for Exeter City and Millwall. He also played in the United States and South Africa.
Terence William Evans is an English former professional footballer who played as a central defender and made over 530 career appearances. He spent the majority of his career in the Football League with Brentford and Wycombe Wanderers and captained both clubs. He is a member of the Brentford Hall of Fame. After his retirement from football, Evans served as caretaker manager, assistant manager and physiotherapist at Wycombe Wanderers. After leaving football, he worked in physiotherapist roles at a number of rugby union clubs.
Barry John Salvage was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Brentford, Millwall, Queens Park Rangers and Fulham as a left winger. He later became a manager in Norway.
John Pattinson Richardson was an English professional footballer who played as a defender in the Football League for Millwall, Brentford, Fulham and Aldershot.
Albert Edward Lyons was an English professional football full back who played in the Football League for Bury, Millwall, Crewe Alexandra and Rochdale. After his retirement as a player, Lyons served Brentford in a number of backroom roles for over 30 years.
John Johnson was an English professional footballer who made over 290 appearances in the Football League for Millwall as an outside right. He is a member of the club's Hall of Fame.
Richard Parker was an English professional footballer who made over 200 appearances as a centre forward in the Football League. He is best remembered for his three-year spell with Millwall, for whom he scored 62 goals in 88 league matches.
Harold Sidney Crawford was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper in the Football League for Millwall, Reading and Woolwich Arsenal.