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Sammy McIlroy

1954 - Today

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Samuel Baxter McIlroy (born 2 August 1954) is a Northern Irish retired footballer who played for Manchester United, Stoke City, Manchester City, Örgryte (Sweden), Bury, VfB Mödling (Austria), Preston North End and the Northern Ireland national team. After playing, he managed several English football teams and the Northern Ireland national team, gaining most success with Macclesfield Town. He was most recently the manager of Football League Two side Morecambe, which he helped guide to the English Football League for the first time in their history. McIlroy was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 1986 Birthday Honours for services to association football. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sammy McIlroy is the 10,007th most popular soccer player (down from 7,458th in 2019), the 6,905th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,180th in 2019) and the 591st most popular British Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Sammy McIlroy ranks 10,007 out of 21,273. Before him are Hirotaka Uchibayashi, Samson Siasia, Gōtoku Sakai, Takeshi Oki, Masao Sugimoto, and Silvio Proto. After him are Igor Budan, Abdoulaye Méïté, Damien Perquis, Manuel Pasqual, Lindsey Horan, and Alloysius Agu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Sammy McIlroy ranks 727. Before him are Ted Jensen, John O'Hurley, Jimmy Case, Mary Fallin, Rick McCallum, and James F. Reilly. After him are Mark Drakeford, Honey Irani, Brad Sherman, Ranjan Gogoi, Bob McDonnell, and Kevin P. Chilton.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Sammy McIlroy ranks 6,907 out of 8,785. Before him are Penny Mordaunt (1973), Liam Fox (1961), Douglas Murray (1979), Steve Wooddin (1955), Kevin Beattie (1953), and Antony Costa (1981). After him are Con O'Neill (1966), Robert Glenister (1960), Charles Lyttelton, 10th Viscount Cobham (1909), Angela Bailey (1962), Jessica Barden (1992), and Mark Drakeford (1954).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United Kingdom

Among soccer players born in United Kingdom, Sammy McIlroy ranks 591. Before him are Steve Nicol (1961), Des Walker (1965), Terry Fenwick (1959), Barry Ferguson (1978), Steve Wooddin (1955), and Kevin Beattie (1953). After him are Dean Saunders (1964), Paul Merson (1968), Bobby Johnstone (1929), Ashley Westwood (1990), Kieron Dyer (1978), and Trevor Cherry (1948).

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