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'''Billy Neill''' was a |
'''Billy Neill''' was a [[football (soccer)|footballer]] who played in the [[IFA Premiership|Irish League]] with [[Glentoran F.C.|Glentoran]] from 1950-1963. With the Glens, he won the Irish League championship in 1952/53, the [[Gold Cup (Northern Ireland)|Gold Cup]] twice, the [[City Cup (Northern Ireland)|City Cup]] and the [[Ulster Cup]] once each. He was capped fourteen times by the Irish League between 1952 and 1959. He was the [[Ulster Footballer of the Year]] for the 1959/60 season. |
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The Billy Neill MBE Soccer School of Excellence in [[Dundonald]], [[County Down]] is named after Neill.<ref>"Football: Soccer centre tribute", ''[[News Letter]]'', March 31, 2001</ref> |
The Billy Neill MBE Soccer School of Excellence in [[Dundonald]], [[County Down]] is named after Neill.<ref>"Football: Soccer centre tribute", ''[[News Letter]]'', March 31, 2001</ref> |
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Billy Neill was a footballer who played in the Irish League with Glentoran from 1950-1963. With the Glens, he won the Irish League championship in 1952/53, the Gold Cup twice, the City Cup and the Ulster Cup once each. He was capped fourteen times by the Irish League between 1952 and 1959. He was the Ulster Footballer of the Year for the 1959/60 season.
The Billy Neill MBE Soccer School of Excellence in Dundonald, County Down is named after Neill.[1]
Source
Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats
Reference
- ^ "Football: Soccer centre tribute", News Letter, March 31, 2001