Johnny McIlwaine

Johnny McIlwaine
Personal information
Full name John Arkison McIlwaine[1]
Date of birth (1904-06-12)12 June 1904
Place of birth Irvine,[1] Scotland
Date of death 24 April 1980(1980-04-24) (aged 75)
Place of death Grimsby, England
Position(s) Centre half, centre forward
Youth career
Springside Juvenile
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Benwhat Heatherbell[2]
Irvine Victoria
1925–1928 Falkirk 62 (8)
1928–1930 Portsmouth 56 (5)
1930–1932 Southampton 46 (9)
1932–1933 Llanelly
1933–1937 Southampton 81 (9)
International career
1927[3] Scottish League XI 1 (0)
Managerial career
1936–1937 Southampton (assistant manager)
1937–1948 Grimsby Town (assistant manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Arkison McIlwaine (12 June 1904 – 24 April 1980) was a Scottish footballer who played as a centre half for Portsmouth, where he captained the team in the 1929 FA Cup Final, before moving to south coast rivals Southampton. He also played for Falkirk and Llanelly, whom he helped win the Welsh Football League championship in 1932–33.

  1. ^ a b Some sources give his place of birth as Bonnybridge, and some spell his surname McIlwane
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