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Jimmy McIlwraith

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Jimmy McIlwraith
Personal information
Full name James McLean McIlwraith[1]
Date of birth (1954-04-17) 17 April 1954 (age 70)
Place of birth Troon, Scotland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1973 Kilwinning Rangers
1973–1975 Motherwell 28 (6)
1975–1978 Bury 89 (21)
1978–1979 Portsmouth 19 (0)
1978–1979Ayr United (loan) 2 (0)
1979–1980 Bury 29 (3)
1980–1982 Halifax Town 36 (6)
1982–1985 Highlands Park
Total 203 (36)
*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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "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.
  3. ^ a b Jim McIlwraith. Motherwellnet.
  4. ^ 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.
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