Harry McIlvenny

Harry McIlvenny
Personal information
Full nameHarry J. McIlvenny
Date of birth5 October 1922
Place of birthBradford, England
Date of death29 June 2009 (aged 86)
Playing positionCentre forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
19xx–1946Yorkshire Amateur?(?)
1946–1950Bradford Park Avenue43(17)
1950–1953Bishop Auckland?(?)
National team
1948Great Britain4(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

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

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 Database.
  2. Harry McIlvennyFIFA competition record
  3. "Profile". Sports Reference.
  4. "Memories of Busby’s Olympics striker go on show". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 18 July 2012.