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Football player Sammy McIlroy

Samuel Baxter McIlroy
Sammy McIlroy
Born on 2 August 1954 (age 69)

National team appearances of Sammy McIlroy

TeamPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
Northern Ireland
1972 - 198688182750.057
Total:88182750.057
managing career of the player

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballerPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
Manchester United FC, Manchester16 Feb 1972 - 18 Nov 19815241230.058
Stoke City FC, Stoke-on-Trent23 Feb 1982 - 01 May 1985265420.077
Manchester City FC, Manchester11 Sep 1985 - 15 Oct 198610911
Player stats by competition
Competition
Played
Capt.
Sub. in
Sub. off
Goals
Goals/ Caps
British Championship (BC)
32
6
1
1
2
0.063
European Championship qualifiers (QE)
23
1
2
1
0.043
World Cup qualifiers (QW)
21
6
2
2
0.095
World Cup final tournament (WC)
8
3
1
Friendly matches and other tournaments
4
3
1
Total:
88
18*
2
7
5
0.057
* - not considered 3 matches with unknown captains
Career highlights
Match dateOpponent teamEventAge
16 Feb 1972
Spain
debut17 years 6 months 14 days
29 Oct 1975
Norway
first goal21 years 2 months 27 days
16 May 1980
Scotland
first cap as captain25 years 9 months 14 days
3 Jun 1981
Sweden
50th cap26 years 10 months 1 day
15 Oct 1986
England
last appearance32 years 2 months 13 days
Record of Sammy McIlroy's goals by opponent team
Opponent teamGoalsPen.Matches
with goals		Matches by goals in a matchGoals/Matches
with goals		CapsGoals/Caps
123>3
Scotland
2221.000140.143
Norway
1111.00020.500
Iceland
1111.00020.500
Sweden
1111.00040.250
(+) other teams66
Total:5550001.000880.057
Record of national team matches played by Sammy McIlroy
National teamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstWinning Percentage
Northern Ireland national team882624386510143.2

Sammy McIlroy's international caps

as player of Manchester United FC, Stretford:
debut age - 17 years 6 months 14 days
1
16 Feb 1972 15:00

Kingston upon Hull, Boothferry Park

1-1
Northern Ireland vs Spain
UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying, Group 4
2
20 May 1972 15:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

2-0
Scotland vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1972
as player of Manchester United FC, Manchester:
3
11 May 1974 15:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

0-1
Scotland vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1974
4
15 May 1974 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

1-0
England vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1974
5
18 May 1974 15:00 (+1:00)

Wrexham, The Racecourse

1-0
Wales vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1974
6
04 Sep 1974 19:00 (+1:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

2-1
Norway vs Northern Ireland
UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 3
7
30 Oct 1974 19:00 (+1:00)

Solna, Råsunda Fotbollstadion

0-2
Sweden vs Northern Ireland
UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 3
8
16 Apr 1975 17:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1-0
Northern Ireland vs Yugoslavia
UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 3
9
17 May 1975 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-0
Northern Ireland vs England
British Championship 1975
10
20 May 1975 20:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

3-0
Scotland vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1975
11
23 May 1975 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1-0
Northern Ireland vs Wales
British Championship 1975
12
03 Sep 1975 17:30 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1-2
Northern Ireland vs Sweden
UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 3
age when scoring first goal - 21 years 2 months 27 days
13
29 Oct 1975 14:30

Belfast, Windsor Park

3-0
Northern Ireland vs Norway
UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 3
1хgoal
14
19 Nov 1975 18:00 (+1:00)

Belgrade, Stadion Jugoslovenska Narodna Armija

1-0
Yugoslavia vs Northern Ireland
UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 3
15
08 May 1976 15:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

3-0
Scotland vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1976
16
11 May 1976 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

4-0
England vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1976
17
14 May 1976 19:00 (+1:00)

Swansea, Vetch Field

1-0
Wales vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1976
18
13 Oct 1976 20:00 (+1:00)

Rotterdam, Stadion de Kuip (Feijenoord)

2-2
Netherlands vs Northern Ireland
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4
19
10 Nov 1976 20:00 (+1:00)

Ougrée, Stade de Sclessin

2-0
Belgium vs Northern Ireland
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4
20
28 May 1977 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1-2
Northern Ireland vs England
British Championship 1977
21
01 Jun 1977 20:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

3-0
Scotland vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1977
22
03 Jun 1977 19:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1-1
Northern Ireland vs Wales
British Championship 1977
23
11 Jun 1977 15:00

Reykjavík, Laugardalsvöllur

1-0
Iceland vs Northern Ireland
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4
24
21 Sep 1977 16:30 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

2-0
Northern Ireland vs Iceland
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4
1хgoal
25
12 Oct 1977 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-1
Northern Ireland vs Netherlands
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4
26
16 Nov 1977 14:30

Belfast, Windsor Park

3-0
Northern Ireland vs Belgium
1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 4
27
13 May 1978 15:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

1-1
Scotland vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1978
28
16 May 1978 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

1-0
England vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1978
29
19 May 1978 19:30 (+1:00)

Wrexham, The Racecourse

1-0
Wales vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1978
30
20 Sep 1978 15:00 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

0-0
Rep. of Ireland vs Northern Ireland
UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
31
25 Oct 1978 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

2-1
Northern Ireland vs Denmark
UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
32
29 Nov 1978 17:00 (+2:00)

Sofia, National Stadium Vasil Levski

0-2
Bulgaria vs Northern Ireland
UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
33
07 Feb 1979 19:45

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

4-0
England vs Northern Ireland
UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
34
02 May 1979 19:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

2-0
Northern Ireland vs Bulgaria
UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
35
19 May 1979 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

0-2
Northern Ireland vs England
British Championship 1979
36
22 May 1979 20:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

1-0
Scotland vs Northern Ireland
British Championship 1979
37
25 May 1979 19:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1-1
Northern Ireland vs Wales
British Championship 1979
38
06 Jun 1979 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

4-0
Denmark vs Northern Ireland
UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
39
17 Oct 1979 15:00 (+1:00)

Belfast, Windsor Park

1-5
Northern Ireland vs England
UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
40
21 Nov 1979 14:30

Belfast, Windsor Park

1-0
Northern Ireland vs Rep. of Ireland
UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
Comments
Sammy McIlroy's most often teammates
Pat Jennings (1972 - 1986) - 71 games
Jimmy Nicholl (1976 - 1986) - 66 games
Gerry Armstrong (1977 - 1986) - 56 games
David McCreery (1976 - 1986) - 51 games
Martin O'Neill (1972 - 1984) - 50 games
Northern Ireland players born on 3 December
Jack Slemin (1881) - 1 cap
Sammy Morgan (1946) - 18 caps, 3 goals
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