Bobby McIlvenny

Bobby McIlvenny
Personal information
Full name	Robert McIlvenny
Date of birth	7 July 1926
Place of birth	Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death	15 May 2016 (aged 89)
Place of death	Southport, Merseyside, England
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Merthyr Tydfil
1949–1954	Oldham Athletic
1954–1955	Bury
1955–1957	Southport
1957–1959	Barrow
	Yeovil Town
	Colwyn Bay
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert McIlvenny (7 July 1926 – 15 May 2016),^[1] was a Northern Irish footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League. He made 139 league appearances with Oldham Athletic where he scored 36 goals.^[2]

McIlvenny died on 15 May 2016 at Millbrook House in Southport at the age of 89.^[3]

McIlvenny's older brother Paddy also played in the Football League. Their father, also a Paddy McIlvenny, was an Ireland international footballer.^[4]

References[edit]

^ McILVENNY ROBERT : Obituary
^ "Bobby McIlvenny". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
^ https://www.pressreader.com/uk/southport-visiter/20160526/281724088793343
^ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.

External links[edit]

Bobby McIlvenny's Career

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[1] McILVENNY ROBERT : Obituary

[2] "Bobby McIlvenny". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 25 August 2018.

[3] ttps://www.pressreader.com/uk/southport-visiter/20160526/281724088793343

[CarderHarris-4] Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 157. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.

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