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Title
Billy McNeill (1940–2019)
Date
2015
Medium
bronze on a black granite base
Accession number
G40_GB_S018
Work type
Statue
Work status
extant
Unveiling date
19th December 2015
Access
time restrictions apply
Inscription description
on the front of the plinth: BILLY MCNEILL / The Player / Celtic's Greatest Ever Captain / 790 Appearances / European Cup 1967/9 Scottish League Championships / 1965/66, 1966/67, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1970/71, 1971/72, 1972/73, 1973/74/7 Scottish Cups / 1964/65, 1966/67, 1968/69, 1970/71, 1971/72, 1973/74, 1974/75/6 Scottish League Cups/1965/66, 1966/67, 1967/68, 1968/69, 1969/70, 1974/75; on the left side of the plinth: "What makes a great player? It's a question I'm often / asked and my answer is always the same. He is the / one who brings out the best in others, and when I am / saying that I am talking about Billy McNeill. It is / this quality of bringing the units of the team together, / and inspiring them to play for each other and for / the club, which has raised our captain above all others." / Jock Stein, 1974; on the back of the plinth: BILLY MCNEILL / The manager