Pfupisa nyaya yacho:  Celtic yakazivisa kuti ichavaka chifananidzo chendarira chaBilly McNeill kuti chiratidze kubudirira kunoshamisa kwemutungamiriri mukuru wechikwata ichi. Chifananidzo chacho chichaiswa paCeltic Way ichangobva kuvhurwa uye chichamiririra munhu anowirirana nekirabhu uye mumwe munhu akavamiririra nemusiyano wechokwadi somutambi nomutungamiriri. Somutambi, McNeill akahwina mitambo mipfumbamwe yakatevedzana yechikwata, zvinomwe zveScotland Cups, matanhatu eLigi Cups uye, zvechokwadi, akanga ari mutungamiri wekutanga wechikwata cheBritain kusimudza European Cup muna 1967. Nhoroondo yeCeltic Billy McNeill anotora mufananidzo neEuropean Cup yekurangarira kukunda kwakakurumbira kwekirabhu muna 1967. Akatumidzwa zita rokuti Scottish Footballer of the Year mumwaka wa1964-65, wekutanga kukunda mubairo uyu. Somutungamiri, McNeill akaendesa mazita mana ekukunda, vatatu veScottish Cups uye akasimudza League Cup kamwe. Semutambi uye maneja, akafarikanya kubatana kwemakore makumi maviri nemanomwe neCeltic Football Club. Nenzira yakakodzera, basa pachifananidzo chichaitwa naJohn McKenna, muvezi uyo achangobva kupedza chifananidzo chaJock Stein chiri pamusuo weCeltic Park. Basa pachifananidzo chaMcNeill richavamba nokukurumidza uye kunokarirwa kuti basa rakapedzwa richazarurwa paCeltic Park gare gare gore rino, munenge muna Autumn. Mutungamiri mukuru weCeltic Peter Lawwell akati: 'Kukura muma1960 nema1970 semutsigiri weCeltic, Billy McNeill akanga ari kurudziro kwandiri uye mumwe munhu ane chimiro chikuru mumutambo, kwete chete pamunda asiwo kunze kwayo, semunhu wehurumende, mutungamiri uye mufananidzo wekambani yedu huru. 'Kubudirira kwake kweCeltic kunoshamisa uye mumakore 27 akapa zvakawanda zvikuru kukirabhu. 'Iropafadzo kuziva Billy zvino, uye kumurangarira seshamwari. Ndiye mumwe munhu anoremekedzwa nomunhu wose ari mumutambo wose wenhabvu. 'Tiri kufara zvikuru kuva naBilly seMumiriri wedu mukirabhu asi Dare rakasarudza kuti iye...
Aimbova gamba reCeltic Billy McNeill achakudzwa nechidhori nekirabhu. Ose ari maviri semutambi uye maneja, akanakidzwa nekubudirira kwakanyanya kwemakore makumi maviri nemanomwe ekubatana neParkhead outfit. Akakunda mikombe mipfumbamwe yeligi yakateedzana semutambi pakati pa1965 na1974. Muna 1967, akava kaputeni wokutanga weBritain kusimudza mukombe weEurope. Somutungamiri, akaendesa mamwe makwikwi mana eCeltic.