Jimmy McIlroy

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Jimmy McIlroy
Personal information
Full name James McIlroy
Date of birth October 25, 1931 (1931-10-25) (age 76)
Place of birth    Lambeg, Northern Ireland
Playing position Midfielder
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1949-1950
1950-1962
1962-1965
1965-1967		 Glentoran
Burnley
Stoke City
Oldham Athletic		 - (-)
439 (116)
98 (16)
39 (1)   
National team
1951-1962 Flag of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland 55 (10)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

James "Jimmy" McIlroy (b. October 25, 1931, Lambeg, near Lisburn, Northern Ireland) is a former football player, regarded as one of the greatest players in the history of Burnley F.C. and the game of Football itself.[citation needed]

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[edit] At Burnley

Starting his footballing career at Belfast-based Northern Irish club Glentoran, McIlroy was signed by Burnley manager Frank Hill, who handed the youngster his league debut in the 1-1 draw against Sunderland at Roker Park in October 1950, just four days before his 19th birthday.

McIlroy's inclusion in the team was due to the sale of Harry Potts, his future manager of Burnley, who had just been sold to Everton.

McIlroy played in the second of the two greatest periods in Burnley's history, coinciding with Harry Potts's tenure as manager, when they became 1959-60 English League champions, appeared in the 1962 FA Cup Final and featured in European Competitions.

He played 439 times for the Clarets and scored 116 goals for the club. He is also Burnley's most capped international, appearing for his native Northern Ireland on 51 occasions, scoring 10 goals.

[edit] After Burnley

His 1963 transfer to Stoke City was seen as an act of treachery by some Burnley fans. After his time at Stoke, he had a period managing Oldham and then a few weeks in charge of Bolton bringing an end to a great footballing career. He retired to the Burnley area and is still a regular attender of Burnley home matches.

[edit] The Jimmy McIlroy Stand

Burnley's stadium, Turf Moor has a stand named in McIlroy's honour. The stadium's eastern stand was rebuilt in the late 1990s after the Beehole End was demolished and was named "The Jimmy McIlroy Stand".

[edit] Honours

Burnley
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Northern Ireland squad - 1958 FIFA World Cup
1 Gregg • 2 Cunningham • 3 McMichael • 4 Blanchflower • 5 Keith • 6 Peacock • 7 Bingham • 8 Cush • 9 Simpson • 10 McIlroy • 11 McParland • 12 Uprichard • 13 Casey • 14 Scott • 15 McCrory • 16 Dougan • 17 Coyle • 18 Rea • 19 Graham • 20 Chapman • 21 Hamill • 22 Trainor • Coach: Doherty
 Flag of Northern Ireland
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Bolton Wanderers F.C. – Managers

Mather (1915–19) • Foweraker (1919–44) • Rowley (1944–50) • Ridding (1950–68) • Lofthouse (1968–70) • McIlroy (1970) • Meadows (1970) • Lofthouse (1971) • Armfield (1971–74) • Greaves (1974–80) • Anderson (1980–81) • Mulhall (1981–82) • McGovern (1982–85) • Wright (1985) • Neal (1985–92) • Rioch (1992–95) • McFarland (1995–96) • Todd (1996–99) • Allardyce (1999–2007) • Lee (2007) • Megson (2007–)
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Oldham Athletic A.F.C. – Managers

Ashworth (1906–14) • Bamlett (1914–21) • Roberts (1921–22) • Ashworth (1923–24) • Mellor (1924–27) • Wilson (1927–32) • McMullan (1933–34) • Mellor (1934–45) • Womack (1945–47) • Wootton (1947–50) • Hardwick (1950–56) • Goodier (1956–58) • Dodgin (1958–60) • Rowley (1960–63) • McDowall (1963–65) • Hurst (1965–66) • McIlroy (1966–68) • Rowley (1968–69) • Frizzell (1970–82) • Royle (1982–94) • Sharp (1994–97) • Warnock (1997–98) • Ritchie (1998–2001) • Sheridan (2001) • Urmson (2001) • Wadsworth (2001–02) • Dowie (2002–03) • Eyres (2003–04) • Sheridan (2003–04) • Talbot (2004–05) • Philliskirk (2005) • Moore (2005–06) • Sheridan (2006–)