Brien McIlroy

Brien McIlroy
Personal information
Full name James Brien McIlroy
Date of birth 28 July 1939
Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland
Date of death 1995 (aged 55–56)
Place of death Johnstone, Scotland
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[1]
Position(s) Outside left
Youth career
Wallace Castle Rovers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1957–1960 Rangers 0 (0)
1957–1958 → Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (loan)
1960 Third Lanark 0 (0)
1960–1969 Kilmarnock 216 (105)
1969–1970 Aberdeen 7 (0)
International career
1964[2] SFA trial v SFL 1 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Brien McIlroy (28 July 1939 – 1995)[1] was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left, primarily for Kilmarnock,[3] with whom he won the Scottish Football League in 1964–65; it was his goal in the decisive match against Heart of Midlothian which won Killie the championship on goal average.[4]

McIlroy is Kilmarnock's third-highest goalscorer of all time, and the annual club award for seasonal top scorer is named in his honour.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Brian McIlroy, AFC Heritage Trust
  2. ^ Ronnie McDevitt (2016). Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s. Pitch Publishing. ISBN 9781785312458.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ Kilmarnock player McIlroy, Brian, FitbaStats
  4. ^ "Former Players: Brian McIlroy". Killie FC. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  5. ^ Kilmarnock Alltime Player Records, FitbaStats


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