Billy Neil (footballer, born 1939)

Billy Neil
Personal information
Full name William Neil
Date of birth (1939-05-22)22 May 1939
Place of birth Airdrie, Scotland
Date of death 22 September 2014(2014-09-22) (aged 75)
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1961 Airdrieonians 49 (0)
1961–1972 Queen's Park 326 (12)
Total 375 (12)
International career
1957–1969 Scotland Amateur 45 (0)
1960 Great Britain 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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