Northern Ireland · 1958–62Jimmy McIlroy
Rating
Caps
55
Goals
10
Life
1931–2018
Clubs
Burnley, Stoke City, Oldham Athletic A.F.C.
Honours
Hall of Fame
#7
Editorial rank of 33 for Northern Ireland
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The people's rank, live from duel votes
Burnley did not top the First Division for a single day of 1959-60 until the final afternoon, a 2-1 win at Manchester City on 2 May 1960, and the passing that carried them there belonged to the inside-forward Turf Moor called the Brain of Burnley. That championship, the 1962 FA Cup final lost to Tottenham, 55 Northern Ireland caps and the 1958 World Cup quarter-final run sit beside 497 Burnley games and 131 goals. Career record: 55 caps and 10 goals for Northern Ireland; club career at Burnley, Stoke City, Oldham Athletic A.F.C.; honours include Hall of Fame.
Career record
| 1949–1950 | Glentoran |
| 1950–1962 | Burnley |
| 1962–1965 | Stoke City |
| 1965–1967 | Oldham Athletic A.F.C. |
| Northern Ireland | 55 caps, 10 goals |
Shared the era
Northern Ireland legends whose careers overlapped McIlroy's