 McIlroy in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Samuel Baxter McIlroy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1954[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland[1] | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1969–1971 | Manchester United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1982 | Manchester United | 342 | (57) |
| 1982–1985 | Stoke City | 133 | (14) |
| 1985–1986 | Manchester City | 13 | (1) |
| 1986 | Örgryte | 7 | (0) |
| 1986–1989 | Bury | 100 | (8) |
| 1988 | → VfB Mödling (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1989–1991 | Preston North End | 20 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Northwich Victoria | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 629 | (81) | |
| International career | |||
| 1972–1987 | Northern Ireland | 88 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1992–1993 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 1993–2000 | Macclesfield Town | ||
| 2000–2003 | Northern Ireland | ||
| 2003–2004 | Stockport County | ||
| 2005–2011 | Morecambe[note 1] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Samuel Baxter McIlroy MBE (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.[1][3]
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.[4]
- ^ a b c d Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ Dunk, Peter, ed. (1987). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1987–88. London: Queen Anne Press. p. 102. ISBN 978-0-356-14354-5.
- ^ Stoke City 101 Golden Greats. Desert Islands Books. 2002. ISBN 1-874287554.
- ^ United Kingdom list: "No. 50551". The London Gazette (Supplement). 13 June 1986. p. 14.
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