in Bellshill, and campaigned to raise funds to build a bronze sculpture of McNeill at the pedestrian area of Bellshill Cross. The statue was unveiled in November 2022. Personal life McNeill's maternal grandparents were from Lithuania , while his father was of Irish descent. He was Catholic. McNeill married Liz Callaghan, a dancer on the TV variety show The White Heather Club in 1963. They had five children. McNeill, along with former Rangers player Eric Caldow, stood as a candidate for the Scottish Senior Citizens Unity Party in the 2003 Scottish Parliament election. In 2008, he was awarded an honorary degree from the University of Glasgow. During the 2014 Scottish independence referendum McNeill was a supporter of the Better Together campaign against Scottish independence. It was reported in February 2017 that McNeill was suffering from dementia and was very limited in his speech. He died on 22 April 2019, aged 79. Career statistics Club * Includes 3 appearances in the World Club Championship † Includes 1 goal in the World Club Championship NB These totals do not include appearances in the Glasgow Cup, which at the time was a senior trophy. International appearances International goals Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first. Managerial record Honours Player Celtic European Cup : 1966–67 Scottish League champions (9): 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74 Scottish Cup (7): 1964–65, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75 Scottish League Cup (6): 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1974–75 Drybrough Cup : 1974–75 Glasgow Cup (5) : 1961–62, 1963–64, 1964–65 , 1966–67, 1967–68 Scotland British Home Championship (3) : 1961–62, 1963–64 (shared), 1971–72 Manager Celtic Scottish League champions (4): 1978–79, 1980–81, 1981–82, 1987–88 Scottish Cup (3): 1979–80, 1987–88, 1988–89 Scottish League Cup: 1982–83 Glasgow Cup: 1981–82 Aberdeen Scottish Premier Division: Runners-up 1977–78 Scottish Cup: Runners-up 1977–78 Manchester City Football League Second Division: Promotion 1984–85 Full Members Cup: Runners-up 1985–86 Individual SFWA Footballer of the Year: 1964–65 Scottish Manager of the Season: 1977–78 (SFWA precursor) SFWA Manager of the Year: 1987–88 Scottish Football Hall of Fame : 2004 2017 (as part of the Lisbon Lions) Scottish Sports Hall of Fame: 2002 One Club Award: 2019 Notes See also List of one-club men in association football List of Scotland national football team captains References General sources Specific citations External links 1940 births 2019 deaths Footballers from Bellshill Association football central defenders Scottish footballers Scotland international footballers