Billy McAvoy

Billy McAvoy

Personal information
Full name	William McAvoy
Date of birth	c. 1949
Place of birth	Newtownards, Northern Ireland
Playing position	Inside-right
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1964-1977	Ards
1977-1978	Ballymena United
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Billy McAvoy was a Northern Irish footballer who played in the Irish League as an inside-right with Ards in the 1960s and 1970s. He won one international cap for the Northern Ireland under-23 team. He also played for the Northern Ireland amateur team and earned one cap for the Irish League representative side.

With Ards he won two Irish Cups (1968/69 and 1973/74), as well as the Ulster Cup, Gold Cup, County Antrim Shield and Blaxnit Cup. In 1968/69 he was named Ulster Footballer of the Year.^[1]

References

1. M. Brodie (ed.), Northern Ireland Soccer Yearbook 2009-2010, p. 102. Belfast:Ulster Tatler Publications

External links

• Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats