Jimmy McIlroy

Jimmy McIlroy
Personal information
Full name	James McIlroy[1]
Date of birth	25 October 1931[1]
Place of birth	Lambeg, Northern Ireland[1]
Date of death	20 August 2018 (aged 86)
Position(s)	Forward/Attacking Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1949–1950	Glentoran
1950–1963	Burnley
1963–1965	Stoke City
1965–1967	Oldham Athletic
Total
National team
1951–1965	Northern Ireland
Teams managed
1966–1968	Oldham Athletic
1970	Bolton Wanderers
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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

Source:[4]

Club	Season	Division	League		FA Cup		League Cup		Other^[A]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Burnley	1950–51	First Division	30	5	1	0	–		0	0	31	5
	1951–52	First Division	28	4	0	0	–		0	0	28	4
	1952–53	First Division	38	11	3	1	–		0	0	41	12
	1953–54	First Division	40	17	3	1	–		0	0	43	18
	1954–55	First Division	40	3	1	0	–		0	0	41	3
	1955–56	First Division	24	4	5	1	–		0	0	29	5
	1956–57	First Division	40	13	5	3	–		0	0	45	16
	1957–58	First Division	36	16	3	3	–		0	0	39	19
	1958–59	First Division	40	6	5	1	–		0	0	45	7
	1959–60	First Division	32	6	6	1	–		0	0	38	7
	1960–61	First Division	33	10	7	1	3	1	5	1	48	13
	1961–62	First Division	36	15	8	1	0	0	0	0	44	16
	1962–63	First Division	22	6	3	0	0	0	0	0	25	6
	Total		439	116	50	13	3	1	5	1	497	131
Stoke City	1962–63	Second Division	18	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	18	6
	1963–64	First Division	32	9	4	3	7	0	0	0	43	12
	1964–65	First Division	31	1	3	0	2	0	0	0	36	1
	1965–66	First Division	17	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	19	0
	Total		98	16	7	3	11	0	0	0	116	19
Oldham Athletic	1965–66	Third Division	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	12	0
	1966–67	Third Division	25	1	1	0	1	0	0	0	27	1
	1967–68	Third Division	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		39	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	42	1
Career Total			576	133	58	16	16	1	5	1	655	151

A. ^ The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the European Cup and FA Charity Shield.

Team	From	To	Record
Team	From	To	G	W	D	L	Win %
Oldham Athletic	1 January 1966	1 August 1968	122	46	26	50	037.70
Bolton Wanderers	1 November 1970	19 November 1970	2	0	0	2	000.00
Total			124	46	26	52	037.10

Source:[5]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Northern Ireland	1951	2	0
	1952	3	0
	1953	3	0
	1954	3	0
	1955	3	0
	1956	3	1
	1957	7	2
	1958	10	3
	1959	3	1
	1960	3	0
	1961	6	3
	1962	5	0
	1963	1	0
	1964	3	0
Total		55	10

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

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition
1	6 October 1956	Belfast, Northern Ireland	England	1–1	1957 British Home Championship
2	1 May 1957	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Portugal	3–0	1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
3	6 November 1957	London, UK	England	3–2	1958 British Home Championship
4	15 January 1958	Belfast, Northern Ireland	Italy	2–1	1958 FIFA World Cup qualification
5	15 October 1958	Madrid, Spain	Spain	2–6	Friendly match
6	5 November 1958	Glasgow, Scotland	Scotland	2–2	1959 British Home Championship
7	22 April 1959	Wrexham, Wales	Wales	4–1	1959 British Home Championship
8	3 May 1961	Athens, Greece	Greece	1–2	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
9	10 May 1961	West Berlin, Germany	West Germany	1–2	1962 FIFA World Cup qualification
10	22 November 1961	London, UK	England	1–1	1962 British Home Championship

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Stoke City 101 Golden Greats. Desert Islands Books. 2002. ISBN 1-874287554.
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Jimmy McIlroy at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
McIlroy, Jimmy at National-Football-Teams.com

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