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Pete’s Picture Palace · Posted: Mon Aug 20, 2018 11:17 am Post subject: Jimmy McIlroy RIP

Very sad to hear of the passing of this superb player today, aged 86.

Burnley paid Glentoran £7000 for Jimmy in 1950, and he was the scheming midfielder (inside right) in Burnley's superb teams of the late 50's/early 60's. He also played 55 times for Northern Ireland, often in midfield with Danny Blanchflower - quite a pairing. He scored over 100 league goals in 437 games at Turf Moor, before joining Stoke in 1963 and ending at Oldham.

One of the greats of the post-war era.

Five and In · Joined: 15 Sep 2015 Posts: 1436 Location: Dawlish, Devon

Before my time, but obviously I'm well aware of how great a player he was, mainly thanks to Pathe News and the like.
Another legend gone.
RIP Jimmy

Pete’s Picture Palace · Posted: Fri Sep 07, 2018 2:49 pm Post subject:

Better late than never, a very nice obit in today's i newspaper written by Ivan Ponting. Hope this is legible:-

roughyedz · Joined: 16 Jul 2010 Posts: 608 Location: Oldham

Only just noticed this, very sad news, i remember as a young Ken Bates taking over at Oldham and bringing in Jimmy as his first signing as Player Manager, he then got a good team.