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Jimmy McIlroy

1931 - 2018

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James McIlroy (25 October 1931 – 20 August 2018) was a Northern Ireland international footballer, who played for Glentoran, Burnley, Stoke City and Oldham Athletic. He was regarded as one of Burnley's greatest players, having played 497 matches and scoring 131 goals. McIlroy also managed Oldham Athletic and Bolton Wanderers. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jimmy McIlroy is the 8,999th most popular soccer player (down from 7,830th in 2019), the 6,672nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,288th in 2019) and the 527th most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jimmy McIlroy ranks 8,999 out of 21,273. Before him are Kazuhisa Irii, Steven Defour, Yutaka Azuma, Nikos Dabizas, Mathias Jørgensen, and György Garics. After him are Stan Anderson, Henk Duut, Diego Capel, Nadir Belhadj, Jorge Guasch, and Tomoaki Sano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1931, Jimmy McIlroy ranks 610. Before him are David Axelrod, Jack Clement, Irfan Habib, Margaret Heckler, Tom Laughlin, and Bina Rai. After him are Charles Nelson Reilly, Hal Linden, Pete Stark, Douglas Wilder, Billy Casper, and Zia Mohyeddin. Among people deceased in 2018, Jimmy McIlroy ranks 595. Before him are Pete Shelley, Liam O'Flynn, Arnaud Beltrame, Charles Krauthammer, Chelsi Smith, and Annapurna Devi. After him are Stan Anderson, Zell Miller, Anne Donovan, Paul Laxalt, Peggy McCay, and Pamela Gidley.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Jimmy McIlroy ranks 6,674 out of 8,785. Before him are Paul Blackthorne (1969), Andrea Leadsom (1963), Charley Boorman (1966), Doug Livingstone (1898), Andrew Airlie (1961), and Pete Willis (1960). After him are Stan Anderson (1933), Lizzie Deignan (1988), Mark Lawrenson (1957), Simon Kinberg (1973), Lucy Griffiths (1986), and Augustus Prew (1987).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Jimmy McIlroy ranks 527. Before him are Ryan Bertrand (1989), Cameron Borthwick-Jackson (1997), Jimmy Hill (1928), Ross Barkley (1993), Ivan Toney (1996), and Doug Livingstone (1898). After him are Stan Anderson (1933), Mark Lawrenson (1957), Max Kilman (1997), Jamie Redknapp (1973), Ian Crook (1963), and Zeki Fryers (1992).

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