Billy O'Neil
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Billy O'Neil | ||
| Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | West Ham United | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liverpool | |||
| 1998 | Harchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1998–2000 | Harchester United | 39 | (9) |
| 2000– | West Ham United | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Billy O'Neil (played by Phil Barantini) was a fictional footballer on Sky One's television drama Dream Team. He was a striker for Harchester United.
O'Neill signed for Harchester as a free agent after being released by his hometown club, Liverpool. He became the bearer of practical jokes during his arrival at the club, mainly from team mate Sean Hocknell. However, Billy soon fitted in at Harchester and made a significant contribution to their Premier League survival in 2000 as it was Billy who won the last-minute penalty against Tottenham after being brought down by goalkeeper Ian Walker.
Near the end of the 1999–00 season, Billy was torn between renewing his contract with Harchester or taking an offer from West Ham United. He had originally planned on staying with Harchester, but West Ham offered a better contract, which O'Neil decided he could not turn down.
External links
- Billy O'Neil at Harchester.net