What is Billy McNeill?
{{Infobox football biography | name = Billy McNeill | image = Billy Mcneill 1982-09-28.jpg | image_size = | alt = | caption = McNeill as [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] manager, September 1982 | fullname = William McNeill | birth_date = {{Birth date|df=y|1940|03|02}} | birth_place = [[Bellshill]], Scotland | death_date = {{Death date and age|df=y|2019|04|22|1940|03|02}} | death_place = | height = {{height|m=1.87}} | position = [[Defender (football)|Defender]] | youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1957 | youthclubs1 = [[Blantyre Victoria F.C.|Blantyre Victoria]] | years1 = 1957–1975 | clubs1 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] | caps1 = 486 | goals1 = 22 | nationalyears1 = 1961–1972 | nationalteam1 = [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] | nationalcaps1 = 29 | nationalgoals1 = 3 | nationalyears2 = 1961–1967 | nationalteam2 = [[Scottish League XI]] | nationalcaps2 = 9 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | manageryears1 = 1977 | manageryears2 = 1977–1978 | manageryears3 = 1978–1983 | manageryears4 = 1983–1986 | manageryears5 = 1986–1987 | manageryears6 = 1987–1991 | manageryears7 = 1998 | managerclubs1 = [[Clyde F.C.|Clyde]] | managerclubs2 = [[Aberdeen F.C.|Aberdeen]] | managerclubs3 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] | managerclubs4 = [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] | managerclubs5 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] | managerclubs6 = [[Celtic F.C.|Celtic]] | managerclubs7 = [[Hibernian F.C.|Hibernian]] (caretaker) }} [[File:Billy McNeil statue at Celtic Park (geograph 5647921).jpg|thumb|[[Statue]] of McNeill at [[Celtic Park]]]] '''William McNeill''' {{Small|[[Order of the British Empire|MBE]]}} (2 March 1940 – 22 April 2019) was a [[Scottish people|Scottish]] [[Association football|football]] player and [[Coach (sport)|manager]]. He played as a [[Defender (association football)|defender]]. ==Life and career== ===Club career=== McNeill was born in [[Bellshill]]. He played for nearby club [[Blantyre Victoria F.C.|Blantyre