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Ref: Statue unveiled for Celtic legendary ex-player & ex-manager Billy McNeill in his hometown of Bellshill
Location: Bellshill, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Unveiled: 26 Nov 2022
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In his hometown of Bellshill where Celtic legend Billy McNeill was brought up, a statue was unveiled posthumously of one of the town’s favourite sons. Taking in that this town has been the birthplace (due to a local maternity) and home of many former football greats (e.g. Matt Busby), this unveiling shows that Billy McNeill is such a lauded great in Scottish football that he was given this honour.
There is also a great statue of Billy McNeill at the front of Celtic Park lifting the European Cup. This one in Bellshill is more humble, and reflects differently, possibly more benefiting in the setting. A wonderful honour.
Credit to the “Billy McNeill Commemoration Committee” @StatueforCesar who helped raise the funds for this commemoration. Thank you.
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Sancta Familia Media @SanctaFamiliaTV: Wonderful to see the statue of Billy McNeill unveiled today in Bellshill Main Street. Billy was baptised in our Home Parish Church of Holy Family Mossend and attended our Primary School. Great to see a fitting memorial to this wonderful man in his hometown! #CelticFC #bellshill
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Liz McNeill unveils Caesar statue in Bellshill to great acclaim
By Editor 26 November, 2022 No Comments
Wonderful scenes in Bellshill this afternoon as the Lanarkshire town’s community recognises one of their own, Celtic’s legendary player, captain, manager and ambassador Billy McNeill.
Caesar of course lifted the European Cup for Celtic but it’s important to note that that was just one afternoon in Lisbon. Billy McNeill contribution to the Celtic cause spanned many decades and even in his last few years, with his health failing Caesar still made every effort to support Celtic in any way possible.
Liz and the McNeill family are piped in…
New Billy McNeill statue pic.twitter.com/YxldDoDETH
— A Bit of An Animal 🏴 (@leemullin1) November 26, 2022
Billy’s widow Liz and the extended McNeill family travelled through to Bellshill today and at around 1.30 pm Liz did the honours unveiling a brilliant statue in memory of Bellshill’s finest, the Lisbon Lion skipper Billy McNeill.
Well done to the committee and all involved in making this happen. Outstanding work.