James Brien McIlroy (28 July 1939 – 1995)
[Brian McIlroy]
AFC Heritage Trust was a Scottish
footballer
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who played as an
outside left
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, primarily for
Kilmarnock
Kilmarnock (, sco, Kilmaurnock; gd, Cill Mheàrnaig (IPA: ʰʲɪʎˈveaːɾnəkʲ, "Marnock's church") is a large town and former burgh in East Ayrshire, Scotland and is the administrative centre of East Ayrshire, East Ayrshire Council. ...
, with whom he won the
Scottish Football League
The Scottish Football League (SFL) was a league featuring professional and semi-professional football clubs mostly from Scotland.One club, Berwick Rangers, is based in the town of Berwick-upon-Tweed, which is located approximately 4 km south ...
in
1964–65; it was his goal in the decisive match against
Heart of Midlothian which won ''Killie'' the championship on
goal average
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.
McIlroy is Kilmarnock's third-highest goalscorer of all time, and the annual club award for seasonal top scorer is named in his honour.
Kilmarnock Alltime Player Records
FitbaStats
References
1939 births
1995 deaths
Date of death missing
Footballers from Glasgow
Association football outside forwards
Scottish footballers
Kilmarnock F.C. players
Aberdeen F.C. players
Rangers F.C. players
Third Lanark A.C. players
Kirkintilloch Rob Roy F.C. players
Scottish Junior Football Association players
Scottish Football League players
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