Full name Billy O'Neil Playing position 1998 Harchester United | Place of birth Liverpool, England Current team West Ham United Years Team | |
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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.