James McIlroy MBE (25 October 1931 – 20 August 2018) was a Northern Ireland international footballer, who played for Glentoran, Burnley, Stoke City and Oldham Athletic. He was regarded as one of Burnley's greatest players, having played 497 matches and scoring 131 goals. McIlroy also managed Oldham Athletic and Bolton Wanderers. More about Jimmy McIlroy
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McIlroy was born in Lambeg, County Antrim and he was introduced to football at an early age as his father, Harry played for Lisburn Distillery and his uncle, Willie played for Portadown. After leaving school McIlroy played for Glentoran before joining Burnley in March 1950 for £7,000. He soon cemented his reputation as one of the finest scheming inside forwards since World War II. He was dubbed as the 'Brain' of Burnley and was a very composed passer of the ball only releasing it when he was sure of finding a teammate. His neat footwork made him a crowd favourite at Turf Moor and indeed for the Northern Ireland national team where he made 55 caps. He helped Burnley win the First Division in 1959–60 and reach the FA Cup Final in 1962, losing 3–1 to Tottenham Hotspur. After 497 matches for the "Clarets" scoring 131 goals, McIlory was allowed to leave for Stoke City for a cut price £25,000, which came as a shock to the Burnley fans who branded chairman Bob Lord 'insane'.In total, we tracked 167 items since 01/09/2012. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Jimmy McIlroy ('RIGHT INSIDE SOCCER' SIGNED BY JIMMY McILROY & 12 BURNLEY SQUAD 1959-60) was sold in May 2014 for £57.00 while the cheapest item (Signed Jimmy McIlroy) found a new owner for £0.99 in December 2020. The month with the most items sold (11) was August 2018 with an average selling price of £4.99 for an autographed item of Jimmy McIlroy. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in September 2015 with £49.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £0.99 was February 2016. In average, an autographed item from Jimmy McIlroy is worth £5.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Jimmy McIlroy were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
Item Title | Price | Store | |
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Burnley Jimmy McIlroy Souvenir Brochure 2009/10 Signed | £20.00 | ||
Hand Signed - Jimmy McIlroy - Burnley FC Vintage - Match Sponsor Profile A4 | £10.00 | ||
Hand signed copy Jimmy mcilroy Right Inside Soccer Book Burnley Ireland Legend | £15.00 | ||
Hand Signed Jimmy Mcilroy Burnley Vs Blackburn 1959 /60 season programme | £9.00 | ||
JIMMY MCILROY BURNLEY 1950-63 FA CUP 62 NORTHERN IRELAND INT ORIGINAL AUTOGRAPH | £5.00 | ||
Jimmy McIlroy Burnley and Northern Ireland - original signed colour photograph | £6.00 | ||
Jimmy McIlroy Hand Signed Menu Card book launch Prince Of Inside Forwards | £6.51 | ||
Jimmy McILROY-Wonderful Burnley & Northern Ireland Footballer -signed photo | £9.00 | ||
Jimmy McIlroy Right Inside Soccer Signed | £19.99 | ||
Right Inside Soccer- Signed By Jimmy McILroy - Foreword Matt Busby - Burnley F.C | £16.00 |
Burnley fans evacuated from the Jimmy McIlroy Stand due to safety concerns about (04/02/24): Police and stewards escorted fans away from an area of the Jimmy McIlroy Stand due to an issue with the stadium roof during the Premier League match between Burnley and Wolves.