Sammy McIlroy
McIlroy in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Samuel Baxter McIlroy | ||
| Date of birth | 2 August 1954 | ||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | 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 | → Admira Wacker (loan) | 6 | (1) |
| 1989–1991 | Preston North End | 20 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Northwich Victoria | 8 | (0) |
| Total | 629 | (81) | |
| National team | |||
| 1972–1987 | Northern Ireland | 88 | (5) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1992–1993 | Northwich Victoria | ||
| 1993–2000 | Macclesfield Town | ||
| 2000–2003 | Northern Ireland | ||
| 2003–2004 | |||
| 2005–2011 | Morecambe | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Samuel Baxter "Sammy" McIlroy (born 2 August 1954) is a former Northern Ireland international footballer who played for Manchester United, Stoke City, Manchester City, Örgryte (Sweden), Bury, Admira Wacker (Austria), Preston North End.
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.
McIlroy was born in Belfast and moved to English club Manchester United in 1969 becoming Matt Busby's final signing. He made his debut on 6 November 1971 in the Manchester derby against Manchester City scoring in a 3–3 draw. He drifted in and out of the side and played in 31 matches in 1973–74 as Manchester United suffered a rare relegation. He was an ever-present in 1974–75 playing in all of the club's 51 fixtures as they gained an instant return to the First Division. On their return they finished in third place and also reached the 1976 FA Cup Final where they lost 1–0 to Southampton.
A year later, McIlroy picked up a winner's medal as United triumphed 2–1 against Liverpool. A runners-up medal in the FA Cup followed two years after that as Manchester United were defeated 3–2 by Arsenal, with McIlroy equalising for United having been 2–0 down, only for Alan Sunderland to dramatically win it for Arsenal minutes afterwards. After spending ten seasons at Old Trafford making 419 appearances scoring 71 goals he left for Stoke City in February 1982.
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