Jimmy McIlroy

Jimmy McIlroy
Personal information
Full name James McIlroy[1]
Date of birth (1931-10-25)25 October 1931[1]
Place of birth Lambeg, Northern Ireland[1]
Date of death 20 August 2018(2018-08-20) (aged 86)
Position(s) Forward/Attacking Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949–1950 Glentoran 18 (8)
1950–1963 Burnley 439 (116)
1963–1965 Stoke City 98 (16)
1965–1967 Oldham Athletic 39 (1)
Total 576 (141)
International career
1951–1965 Northern Ireland 55 (10)
Managerial career
1966–1968 Oldham Athletic
1970 Bolton Wanderers
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James McIlroy MBE (25 October 1931 – 20 August 2018) was a Northern Irish footballer. He was born in Lambeg, County Antrim, Northern Ireland. He made his international debut in 1951.

McIlroy played for Glentoran, Burnley, Stoke City and Oldham Athletic. He was thought of as one of the Burnley Football Club's greatest players. He played 497 matches and scoring 131 goals.[1][2] He managed Oldham Athletic and Bolton Wanderers.

McIlroy died on 20 August 2018 at the age of 86.[3]

Career statistics

Playing career

Source:[4]

Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Burnley 1950–51 First Division 30510–00315
1951–52 First Division 28400–00284
1952–53 First Division 381131–004112
1953–54 First Division 401731–004318
1954–55 First Division 40310–00413
1955–56 First Division 24451–00295
1956–57 First Division 401353–004516
1957–58 First Division 361633–003919
1958–59 First Division 40651–00457
1959–60 First Division 32661–00387
1960–61 First Division 33107131514813
1961–62 First Division 36158100004416
1962–63 First Division 226300000256
Total 43911650133151497131
Stoke City 1962–63 Second Division 186000000186
1963–64 First Division 3294370004312
1964–65 First Division 311302000361
1965–66 First Division 170002000190
Total 9816731100011619
Oldham Athletic 1965–66 Third Division 120000000120
1966–67 Third Division 251101000271
1967–68 Third Division 2000100030
Total 391102000421
Career Total 576133581616151655151
A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the European Cup and FA Charity Shield.

Managerial career

Team From To Record
G W D L Win %
Oldham Athletic 1 January 1966 1 August 1968 122462650037.70
Bolton Wanderers 1 November 1970 19 November 1970 2002000.00
Total 124462652037.10

International

Source:[5]

National teamYearAppsGoals
Northern Ireland 195120
195230
195330
195430
195530
195631
195772
1958103
195931
196030
196163
196250
196310
196430
Total5510

International goals

Scores and results list Northern Ireland's goal tally first.

#DateVenueOpponentResultCompetition
16 October 1956Belfast, Northern Ireland England1–11957 British Home Championship
21 May 1957Belfast, Northern Ireland Portugal3–01958 FIFA World Cup qualification
36 November 1957London, UK England3–21958 British Home Championship
415 January 1958Belfast, Northern Ireland Italy2–11958 FIFA World Cup qualification
515 October 1958Madrid, Spain Spain2–6Friendly match
65 November 1958Glasgow, Scotland Scotland2–21959 British Home Championship
722 April 1959Wrexham, Wales Wales4–11959 British Home Championship
83 May 1961Athens, Greece Greece1–21962 FIFA World Cup qualification
910 May 1961West Berlin, Germany West Germany1–21962 FIFA World Cup qualification
1022 November 1961London, UK England1–11962 British Home Championship

Honours

Burnley
Stoke City

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ Stoke City 101 Golden Greats. Desert Islands Books. 2002. ISBN 1-874287554.
  3. ↑ Greatest ever claret jimmy mcilroy dies
  4. ↑ Jimmy McIlroy at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  5. ↑ McIlroy, Jimmy at National-Football-Teams.com
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