Harry McIlvenny

Harry McIlvenny

McIlvenny with number 9 at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Date of birth	(1922-10-05)5 October 1922
Place of birth	Bradford, England
Date of death	29 June 2009(2009-06-29) (aged 86)
Position(s)	Centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
19xx–1946	Yorkshire Amateur
1946–1950	Bradford Park Avenue	43	(17)
1950–1953	Bishop Auckland
International career
1948	Great Britain	4	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Harry J. McIlvenny (5 October 1922 – 29 June 2009) was an English footballer who played as a centre forward.^[1]

Career

Born in Bradford, McIlvenny played club football for Yorkshire Amateur, Bradford Park Avenue and Bishop Auckland.^[2]

He represented Great Britain at the 1948 Summer Olympics.^[3][4]

Personal life

McIlvenny served in the RAF in World War Two and died in 2009, aged 86.^[5]

References

1. "Harry McIlvenny". Olympedia. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
2. "Profile". Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
3. Harry McIlvenny – FIFA competition record (archived)
4. "Profile". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020.
5. "Memories of Busby's Olympics striker go on show". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 18 July 2012.