Harry McIlvenny

Harry McIlvenny

Personal information
Full name	Harry J. McIlvenny
Date of birth	5 October 1922
Place of birth	Bradford, England
Date of death	29 June 2009 (aged 86)
Playing position	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
19xx–1946	Yorkshire Amateur	?	(?)
1946–1950	Bradford Park Avenue	43	(17)
1950–1953	Bishop Auckland	?	(?)
National team
1948	Great Britain	4	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Harry J. McIlvenny (5 October 1922 – 29 June 2009) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.

Career

Born in Bradford, McIlvenny played club football for Yorkshire Amateur, Bradford Park Avenue and Bishop Auckland.^[1]

He represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[2][3]

Personal life

McIlvenny served in the RAF in World War Two and died in 2009, aged 86.^[4]

References

1. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database.
2. Harry McIlvenny – FIFA competition record
3. "Profile". Sports Reference.
4. "Memories of Busby’s Olympics striker go on show". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 18 July 2012.