Harry McIlvenny explained

Harry McIlvenny
Birth Date:5 October 1922
Birth Place:Bradford, England
Position:Centre forward
Years1:19xx–1946
Clubs1:Yorkshire Amateur
Years2:1946–1950
Clubs2:Bradford Park Avenue
Caps2:43
Goals2:17
Years3:1950–1953
Clubs3:Bishop Auckland
Nationalyears1:1948
Nationalteam1:Great Britain
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:1

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]

Personal life

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harry McIlvenny . Olympedia . 14 October 2021.
  2. Web site: Profile. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Transfer Database.
  3. Web site: Profile. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418035837/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mc/harry-mcilvenny-1.html. dead. 2020-04-18. Sports Reference.
  4. News: Memories of Busby's Olympics striker go on show . 18 July 2012. Yorkshire Post.