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Harry McIlvenny

Harry McIlvenny

English footballer

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

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


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