Harry McIlvenny

Harry J. McIlvenny (5 October 1922 – 29 June 2009) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.

Harry McIlvenny
Personal information
Date of birth (1922-10-05)5 October 1922
Place of birth Bradford, England
Date of death 29 June 2009(2009-06-29) (aged 86)
Position(s) Centre forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
19xx–1946 Yorkshire Amateur
1946–1950 Bradford Park Avenue 43 (17)
1950–1953 Bishop Auckland
National team
1948 Great Britain 4 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Bradford, McIlvenny played club football for Yorkshire Amateur, Bradford Park Avenue and Bishop Auckland.[1]

He represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Personal life

McIlvenny served in the RAF in World War Two and died in 2009, aged 86.[4]

References

  1. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  2. Harry McIlvennyFIFA competition record
  3. "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
  4. "Memories of Busby's Olympics striker go on show". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 18 July 2012.


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