Jimmy McIlroy: 1931-2018


By Burnley FC
August 20 2018

Burnley Football Club is greatly saddened to hear of the death of Jimmy McIlroy – widely regarded as the Clarets' finest ever player and president of the club. 

 McIlroy, who has died at the age of 86, made 497 appearances for the Clarets in a golden age for the club.

 The Northern Irishman, who spent 13 years at Turf Moor, was an integral part of Burnley’s 1960-Championship winning team under legendary manager Harry Potts.

 An inside-forward who wore the number eight and number 10 shirt in a period of outstanding service to the club, McIlroy scored 131 goals as the Clarets became one of the best teams in the country.

 After signing from Glentoran in March, 1950, Lambeg-born McIlroy, made his Burnley debut under the management of Frank Hill in October, 1950 in a First Division game at Sunderland.

 A wonderfully skilful and creative player, McIlroy went on to become a mainstay of the side that didn’t finish outside the top seven in the First Division between 1956 and 1963 – the year he left the club to join Stoke City in a move that devasted the club’s supporters.

To read the full article please click on the link below:

Jimmy McIlroy

Bookmark or share this story with:

Jimmy McIlroy: 1931-2018
Discussion started by TheLongside.co.uk , 20/08/2018 13:59
TheLongside.co.uk
20/08/2018 13:59
What do you think? You can have your say by posting below.
If you do not already have an account Click here to Register.

Reply Quote Report
Foreverclaret
20/08/2018 14:12
Not overshadowing your Jimmy Mac thread Jilts but I believe the best thoughts and respects come from the club and its supporters.

A truly awful day today, We have lost who in my eyes having seen him play when I was growing up the greatest ever Burnley player.

Tributes at the link

Tributes To An Icon

Reply Quote Report
Foreverclaret
20/08/2018 14:19
More about Jimmy from the club;

Jimmy McIlroy

Reply Quote Report
soapylily
20/08/2018 15:16
A very sad day. The Knight who never was who will forever grace Turf Moor with glorious memories of a superstar in an age before the word was invented.

Reply Quote Report
Alfie
20/08/2018 21:56
R.I.P. Jimmy Mac.. I was absolutely gutted when finding out he had passed away.. He was and still is the greatest footballer I have ever seen play in the famous Claret and Blue of Burnley.. Thanks for some wonderful memories in my boyhood supporting Burnley and attending matches with my dad..

Reply Quote Report
kaiapoi claret
20/08/2018 22:30
R.I.P. Jimmy he was always a master at his work A pleasure to watch him play A sad day for all claret fans worldwide

Reply Quote Report
Padre Pio
21/08/2018 08:06
Condolences from Arsenal Times, a great player and character.
When I was a kid he was one of the stars of football that we looked up to.

"When we had to suffer the team is a lion because they suffer together." 4 July 2020 at Wolverhampton Wanderers
Arteta on his team's first away victory at a club above them in the Premiership since September 2015 at Leicester.

Reply Quote Report
Foreverclaret
21/08/2018 11:49
A good QandA session with Jimmy August 2008


QandA Session

Reply Quote Report
Foreverclaret
21/08/2018 11:52
The Brain Of Burnley


Jimmy Mac

Reply Quote Report
Dave Thomas
22/08/2018 23:24
Let's just say it was an absolute joy to spend 18 months seeing him most weeks to work on the biog and the scrapbook. As a kid like so many others I hero-worshipped him. As a grown up I used to pinch myself that I met him so often in his home, at the design studio and in Leeds when he came to stay for a couple of weekends. Those two books are my pride and joy and I like to think their quality matches his own. I know he loved working on the scrapbook in particular. Anyone who is lucky enough to have bought one has a real treasure of a book. A lovely and special man.

Reply Quote Report
So_Cal_Claret
23/08/2018 04:23
I just missed him in his playing days but looking back, he was my Dad's only hero. I suspect now that the reason my Dad still bought season tickets but gave them to me as a kid was that he was one of those who never watched Burnley again after they sold Jimmy Mac.

A true legend, a gentleman, a hero to many. It's people like Jimmy Mac that you wish could live forever.

Reply Quote Report
Goto: Forum List•Message List•Search• Log In
Sorry, only registered users may post in this forum.
We record all IP addresses on the Sportnetwork message boards which may be required by the authorities in case of defamatory or abusive comment. We seek to monitor the Message Boards at regular intervals. We do not associate Sportnetwork with any of the comments and do not take responsibility for any statements or opinions expressed on the Message Boards. If you have any cause for concern over any material posted here please let us know as soon as possible by e-mailing abuse@sportnetwork.net
 

StreamFootball - Burnley