| Sammy McIlroy | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samual Baxter McIlroy | |
| Date of birth | August 2, 1954 | |
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | |
| Playing position | Forward/Midfielder (retired) | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Morecambe F.C. (manager) | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| 1969-1971 | Manchester United | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1971-1981 1981-1985 1985-1986 1986 1986-1989 1989-1991 1991-1993 |
Manchester United Stoke City Manchester City Örgryte IS Bury Preston North End Northwich Victoria Total |
342 (57) 133 (14) 13 (1) 7 (0) 57 (2) 20 (0) 8 (0) 565 (74) |
| National team | ||
| 1972-1987 | Northern Ireland | 88 (5) |
| Teams managed | ||
| 1992-1993 1993-2000 2000-2003 2003-2004 2006-Present |
Northwich Victoria Macclesfield Town Northern Ireland Stockport County Morecambe |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Samuel Baxter "Sammy" McIlroy (b. 2 August 1954, Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a Northern Irish former international footballer whose clubs included Manchester United. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Year 1954 ( MCMLIV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1954 Gregorian calendar) Belfast ( is the capital city of Northern Ireland and the seat of government in Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland (Tuaisceart Éireann Ulster Scots: Norlin Airlann) is a Country within the United Kingdom, lying in the northeast of The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered After playing, he managed several English football teams and the Northern Ireland national team. The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football.
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Playing career
From East Belfast, McIlroy played from 1971 to 1982 at Manchester United. He was the last youth player signed by Matt Busby, therefore making him the last of the Busby Babes. Sir Alexander Matthew "Matt" Busby CBE KCSG (26 May 1909 – 20 January 1994 was a Scottish football player and manager most noted The Busby Babes were a group of Manchester United players recruited and trained by the club's assistant manager Jimmy Murphy, who progressed from the club's youth He scored in his first-team debut match in 1971 at the age of 17 in a 3-3 draw in the Manchester derby against Manchester City at Maine Road on the 6th of November, but was not able to win a regular first-team place until the 1974-75 season. TalkManchester City FC before changing verbs to singular --> Manchester City Football Club is an English professional football club In the late 1970s McIlroy moved from 'Reds' striker to midfielder.
In 1982, he was sold to Stoke City, where he played the next four seasons. Stoke City Football Club is a football club based in Stoke-on-Trent, England. McIlroy went on to play at Örgryte IS in Sweden in 1986, Manchester City in 1986-87, Bury from 1987 to 1990 and Preston North End in 1989/90. Örgryte IS, also commonly referred to as ÖIS, is a Swedish football club based in Gothenburg. Allsvenskan (literally "The All Swedish" is the highest league in the league system of Swedish football. Bury Football Club is an English association football team based in Bury, Greater Manchester. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire
As a player for the Northern Ireland national team McIlroy won 88 caps and scored 5 goals. A cap is an appearance for a select team such as a school county or international team in sports He played in all of the country's matches during both the 1982 World Cup, where Northern Ireland defeated the host nation Spain and advanced to the second round, and the 1986 World Cup in which he captained the team. The 1982 FIFA World Cup, the 12th staging of the World Cup was held in Spain from June 13 to July 11. The Spanish National Football Team, commonly referred to as La Selección, is the national football team of Spain and is controlled by the es [[Spanish The 1986 FIFA World Cup, the 13th staging of the FIFA World Cup, was held in Mexico from May 31 to June 29.
Managerial career
McIlroy began his managerial career as player-coach under John McGrath at Preston North End in 1991. A player-coach, in Sports, is a member of a sports team who simultaneously holds both Playing and coaching duties For the former Kidderminster Harriers, Weymouth & current Tamworth player see John McGrath (Irish footballer. Preston North End Football Club is an English professional football club located in the Deepdale area of the city of Preston, Lancashire He then went on to manage non-league team Macclesfield Town for four seasons, culminating in their promotion to The Football League in 1997. Non-League football is football in England played at a level below that of the Premier League and The Football League. Macclesfield Town Football Club are an English football team The club were formed in 1874 and are based in the small town of Macclesfield in The Football League, also known as the Coca-Cola Football League for sponsorship reasons is a league competition featuring professional football clubs He then managed Northern Ireland for nearly three years, but the team won only five times in 29 matches, with all of the wins occurring in McIlroy's first year. The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. The side failed to score even a single goal in 13 qualifying matches for Euro 2004. The 2004 UEFA European Football Championship (or just Euro 2004) was the twelfth edition of the UEFA European Football Championship, a quadrennial football Despite this, he remains one of the most popular managers in the country's history. Upon completion of the qualifying matches, McIlroy resigned to re-enter club management with Stockport County, whom he managed until November 2004. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, England.
In November 2005, he took over as caretaker manager of Conference side Morecambe, guiding them to victory in the 2007 play off final and promotion to the football league. Organisation The Football Conference stands at the top of the National League System (NLS a comprehensive structure linking together over 50 different leagues under the Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. The 2006-07 Conference National Playoff Final took place on 20 May 2007 and was contested between Morecambe and Exeter City. In May 2006 this move to Morecambe was made permanent, replacing his friend, Jim Harvey, who was sacked the week before.
Managerial stats
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | L | D | Win % | ||||
| Northwich Victoria |  |
1992 | 1993 | |||||
| Macclesfield Town | |
1993 | 2000 | |||||
| Northern Ireland |  |
February 23, 2000 | October 15, 2003 | 28 | 4 | 17 | 7 | 14. Northwich Victoria Football Club is an English football club based in Wincham, Northwich, Cheshire. Macclesfield Town Football Club are an English football team The club were formed in 1874 and are based in the small town of Macclesfield in The Northern Ireland national football team represents Northern Ireland in international football. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 28 |
| Stockport County | |
October 16, 2003 | November 25, 2004 | 58 | 14 | 26 | 18 | 24. Stockport County Football Club is an English football club based in Stockport, England. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " 13 |
| Morecambe | |
1 May 2006 | Present | 94 | 45 | 25 | 24 | 47. Morecambe Football Club is an English football club based in Morecambe, Lancashire. Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 87 |
External links
- Short biography on Manchester United official website
- RedCafe.net with biographical information on McIlroy during his time at United
- sporting-heroes.net with a 1976 photograph of McIlroy in action
- Sammy McIlroy management career stats at Soccerbase
| Preceded by Martin Buchan |
Manchester United F.C. captain 1979–1982 |
Succeeded by Ray Wilkins |
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