Billy McNeill
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Seasons
1986-87 |
Age*
46 |
Division
D1 |
Position
22nd |
Games
42 |
43 |
Won
10 |
10 |
Drew
14 |
15 |
Lost
18 |
18 |
Win %
24% |
23% |
Lost %
43% |
42% |
Unbeaten %
57% |
58% |
Goals For
53 |
54 |
Goals Vs.
67 |
68 |
Goal diff
-14 |
-14 |
Goals / game
1.26 |
1.26 |
Conc / game
1.6 |
1.58 |
Clean sheets
23.81% |
23.26% |
Points / game
1.05 |
1.05 |
*Age on opening day of the season
FAC: FA Cup; FL: Football League; D1: Division 1; D2: Division 2; D3: Division 3; PL: Premier League; CH: Championship
Billy McNeill
Full Name
William McNeill
Birth Date
2 March 1940
Birth Place
Bellshill, Lanarkshire
Birth Country
Scotland
Joined Club
September 1986
Appointed Manager
September 1986
Joined From
Manchester City
Aged
46
In
September 1986
Succeeded
Ron Wylie (Caretaker)
Left Position
May 1987
Aged
47
Due to
Resigned
Succeeded by
Frank Upton (Caretaker)
Key Players
1977-89 Allan Evans |
1979-96 Nigel Spink |
1981-88 Mark Walters |
1983-91 Paul Birch |
1984-94 Tony Daley |
Supported by
Served under
1986-87
Chairman, Herbert D. Ellis
Club Secretary, Steve Stride
Died
22 April 2019, aged 79
Previous Clubs Managed
1977 Clyde, Manager
1977-78 Aberdeen, Manager
1978-83 Glasgow Celtic, Manager
1983-86 Manchester City, Manager
Trophies Won
1978-79 Scottish League, Glasgow Celtic
1979-80 Scottish Cup, Glasgow Celtic
1980-81 Scottish League, Glasgow Celtic
1981-82 Scottish League, Glasgow Celtic
1982-83 Scottish League Cup, Glasgow Celtic
1987-88 Scottish League, Glasgow Celtic
1987-88 Scottish Cup, Glasgow Celtic
1988-89 Scottish Cup, Glasgow Celtic
Villa Management Career
Games
42
Win Rate
23.26%
Loss Rate
41.86%
Unbeaten Rate
58.14%
Points per game
1.05
Honours
Managed the Villa
Runners Up
1978-79 Scottish League, Glasgow Celtic
1979-80 Scottish Cup, Glasgow Celtic
1980-81 Scottish League, Glasgow Celtic
1981-82 Scottish League, Glasgow Celtic
1982-83 Scottish League Cup, Glasgow Celtic
1987-88 Scottish League, Glasgow Celtic
1987-88 Scottish Cup, Glasgow Celtic
1988-89 Scottish Cup, Glasgow Celtic
Villa Managerial Debut
24 September 1986, League Cup, Villa 1-1 Reading, Elm Park
Final Villa Managerial Game
4 May 1987, Villa 1-2 Wednesday, Villa Park
League finishes
1986-87 | 22nd Division One | Relegated | (Part Season) |
FA Cup finishes
1986-87 | 3rd Round |
League Cup finishes
1986-87 | 4th Round |
European finishes
n/a
Subsequent Clubs
1987-91 Glasgow Celtic, Manager
1998 Hibernian, Development Manager
1998 Hibernian, Caretaker Manager
Trophies Won
Billy McNeill