Brian O'Neil (born 6 September 1972) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who played as a defensive midfielder for Celtic, Nottingham Forest, Aberdeen, Wolfsburg, Derby County, Preston North End and the Scotland national team.

In November 2000, O'Neil returned to England to sign for Premiership club Derby County,[5] but six operations in two seasons limited him to 17 appearances.

He enjoyed relative success with the Deepdale club, scoring 5 times in 110 games and becoming well-regarded by Preston supporters for his calm play and fine passing in the centre of the pitch.

[8] In front of a crowd of 28,555 at Tynecastle, in the semi-final against a Portugal team comprising future stars such as Luís Figo and Abel Xavier, O'Neil scored the only goal to take Scotland into the final.

[11] O'Neil played for his country seven times at senior level, making his debut in March 1996 in a 1–0 win over Australia at Hampden.