Cecil Irwin (footballer)

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Cecil Irwin (born 8 April 1942) is a retired English footballer who played as a right-back for Sunderland.[1]

Playing career[edit]

Irwin made his debut for Sunderland on 20 September 1958 against Ipswich Town in a 2–0 defeat at Roker Park.[2] He went on to make 313 league appearances, scoring just a single goal at his time with the club.[3]

Player-manager career[edit]

After finishing his stint with Sunderland, he moved on to Yeovil Town as a player-manager, staying with them from 1972 to 1975, when his contract was not renewed.[4][5] He moved on to play for Ashington, also managing the Colliers for a year.[citation needed]

Managerial career[edit]

Cecil continued to manage after his playing days were done, managing Ashington, just outside his hometown of Ellington twice more, first in 1996–98,[citation needed] and again in 2000–02, the latter time managing his squad to promotion,[6] but unable to stick in the new league and being let go after relegation the next year.[citation needed]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Cecil Irwin". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ^ "Sunderland 0–2 Ipswich Town". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  3. ^ "Cecil Irwin". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  4. ^ "Yeovil Town Story Part 31". ciderspace. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  5. ^ "Yeovil Town Story Part 32". ciderspace. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  6. ^ Shotten, Brian. "Ashington AFC in the Northern League: 2nd Division Champions 2001". ashingtonafc.com. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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