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)
National team
1951–1965 Northern Ireland 55 (10)
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

Playing career

Source:[4]

Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Other[A] Total
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.

Managerial career

Team From To Record
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

International

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

International goals

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

Honours

Burnley
Stoke City

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 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