Jimmy McIlwraith

Jimmy McIlwraith
Personal information
Full name	James McLean McIlwraith
Date of birth	17 April 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth	Troon, Scotland
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
0000–1973	Kilwinning Rangers
1973–1975	Motherwell
1975–1978	Bury
1978–1979	Portsmouth
1978–1979	→ Ayr United (loan)
1979–1980	Bury
1980–1982	Halifax Town
1982–1985	Highlands Park
Total
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James McLean McIlwraith (born 17 April 1954 in Troon, Scotland) is a retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder for Kilwinning Rangers, Motherwell, Bury, Portsmouth, Ayr United, Halifax Town and Highlands Park.^[1]^[3]

Career[edit]

McIlwraith started his career at Kilwinning Rangers, for whom he scored over 60 goals. He signed for Motherwell in 1973 following a trial spell with the club.^[4]

McIlwraith made 33 appearances for Motherwell from 1973 to 1975 and scored seven goals. He signed for Bury in the summer of 1975 and played in 118 matches for them, scoring 24 goals. He had two spells at Gigg Lane from September 1975 to July 1978, and from July 1979 to October 1980. In the 1978–79 season, he played for Portsmouth, making 19 appearances. He also had a month-long loan spell at Ayr United in the 1978–79 season. In October 1980, he moved to Halifax Town and made 36 appearances with six goals. He left Halifax after the 1981–82 season,^[1]^[3] and had a three-year spell in South Africa with Highlands Park.^[4]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c "Jimmy McIlwraith". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
^ Rothmans Football Yearbook : 1981-82. London: Queen Anne Press. 1981. p. 172. ISBN 0-362-02046-9. OCLC 868301130.
^ ^a ^b Jim McIlwraith. Motherwellnet.
^ ^a ^b Fowlie, Brian (1 September 2019). "Fall out at Fir Park led Jimmy to a life in Bury". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 14 November 2020 – via pressreader.com.

External links[edit]

Bury F.C. in 1976–77. Bury Times.
Jimmy McIlwraith at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database

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[BH-1] "Jimmy McIlwraith". Barry Hugman's Footballers.

[2] Rothmans Football Yearbook : 1981-82. London: Queen Anne Press. 1981. p. 172. ISBN 0-362-02046-9. OCLC 868301130.

[MW-3] Jim McIlwraith. Motherwellnet.

[sunday_post-4] Fowlie, Brian (1 September 2019). "Fall out at Fir Park led Jimmy to a life in Bury". The Sunday Post. Retrieved 14 November 2020 – via pressreader.com.

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