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Manager #16

Seasons:

1986-87

Games Managed:

42

Points per Game:

1.05

Win Rate:

23.26%

Billy McNeill

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From:

Saturday, 27 September 1986

To:

Monday, 4 May 1987

Seasons:

1

Billy McNeill

Seasons Quick-View

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

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