Michael McAvoy
Michael McAvoy (1871 – 1950) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half, featuring for Darwen in England's Football League (making the move south along with Robert Maxwell),[2] then for St Mirren and Abercorn in the Scottish Football League.[3] He made over 300 appearances for St Mirren over 13 years with the Paisley club,[4] including the 1908 Scottish Cup Final, a defeat at the hands of Celtic[5] – after four losses at the semi-final stage of the competition in previous years.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1871 | ||
| Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 1950 (aged 78–79)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Paisley, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Left half | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Kilmarnock Athletic | ||
| 1891–1896 | Darwen | 94 | (7) |
| 1896–1909 | St Mirren | 263 | (10) |
| 1909–1910 | Abercorn | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
References
- Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
- Kilmarnock Athletic Players For Darwen F.C., Glasgow Evening Post: 7 December 1891, via Play Up Liverpool
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Player profiles Mc, StMirren.info
- Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 20 April 1908
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