Bobby McIlvenny

Bobby McIlvenny
Personal information
Full name Robert McIlvenny
Date of birth (1926-07-07)7 July 1926
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death 15 May 2016(2016-05-15) (aged 89)
Place of death Southport, Merseyside, England
Position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Merthyr Tydfil
1949–1954 Oldham Athletic 139 (36)
1954–1955 Bury 12 (1)
1955–1957 Southport 77 (16)
1957–1959 Barrow 43 (11)
Yeovil Town
Colwyn Bay
Total 271 (64)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert McIlvenny (7 July 1926 – 15 May 2016),[1] was a Northern Irish footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League. He made 139 league appearances with Oldham Athletic where he scored 36 goals.[2]

McIlvenny died on 15 May 2016 at Millbrook House in Southport at the age of 89.[3]

McIlvenny's older brother Paddy also played in the Football League. Their father, also a Paddy McIlvenny, was an Ireland international footballer.[4]

References

  1. ↑ McILVENNY ROBERT : Obituary
  2. ↑ "Bobby McIlvenny". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Archived from the original on 8 June 2024. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  3. ↑ https://www.pressreader.com/uk/southport-visiter/20160526/281724088793343. Retrieved 2 July 2025 – via PressReader. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ↑ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.


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