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Post by lordb on Aug 20, 2018 9:15:08 GMT
Burnley legend but also crucial to Stoke revival under Waddington.
Class footballer and by all accounts a gent.
RIP
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2018 9:29:27 GMT
Obviously never saw him play, but heard loads about him...RIP...WBWY
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Post by loosestools on Aug 20, 2018 9:38:49 GMT
I remember him in the early 60's, in the old First Division under Waddo. We had a collection of veterans at that time, I think Denis Violet was one, both were great players.
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Post by thepirehillpoet on Aug 20, 2018 9:44:34 GMT
RIP, had the good fortune to see him play, sad loss.
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Post by Staffsoatcake on Aug 20, 2018 9:46:34 GMT
RIP Mr.Mcllroy.
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Post by raythesailor on Aug 20, 2018 9:48:30 GMT
Saw him many times. An intergal part of the Waddington revival. A very classy player. Pretty sure his face is on the Oatcake montage with all the other greats.
RIP
Edit. Pretty sure that is him on left hand side next to the Stoke City sign, below Hughes and next to Mahoney, with Tony Waddington just below.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2018 9:49:30 GMT
I remember him in the early 60's, in the old First Division under Waddo. We had a collection of veterans at that time, I think Denis Violet was one, both were great players. He came back as first team coach for a while at the end of the sixties as I remember ....he upset the first team players by making them clean their own boots ! 😁 |
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Aug 20, 2018 9:54:28 GMT
Best player at seeing out a game I ever saw. If we were leading with a few minutes to go we passed the ball to Jimmy Mac near the corner flag and he headed into the corner and no opposition player was able to get the ball off him! Magic! We could do with him now. A real gent as well as a great player.
RIP Jimmy Mac.
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Post by Onneravineet on Aug 20, 2018 10:06:08 GMT
RIP Jimmy.
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Post by cheadlestokie on Aug 20, 2018 10:10:15 GMT
I remember him coming, another of Waddo's £25,000 signings, and losing the first match 6-0 away at Norwich.
What would this message board have done with that result!
Memory plays tricks but I think we went on to be undefeated for a lot of games after Norwich.
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Post by Miles Offside on Aug 20, 2018 10:35:18 GMT
RIP Jimmy.
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Post by towraytek on Aug 20, 2018 10:42:32 GMT
Matthews, McIlroy, & Mudie
That's what you call a midfield!
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Post by nzstokie on Aug 20, 2018 11:04:12 GMT
RIP Jimmy Mc. Great player. One of my early Stoke favourites.
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Post by Gods on Aug 20, 2018 11:10:49 GMT
RIP Jimmy
This made me smile from wiki
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McIlroy joined Tony Waddington's Stoke who at the time had a collection of experienced veterans with the likes of Stanley Matthews, Dennis Viollet, Jackie Mudie and Don Ratcliffe. He arrived at Stoke with the side top of the table but his debut for Stoke was a disaster as Stoke crashed to a 6–0 defeat at Norwich City.
Imagine the outcry on here if this place had been around then!
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Post by maine on Aug 20, 2018 11:13:22 GMT
I remember that prior to his arrival there was an 'Oatcake style' disagreement about whether we should sign Jimmy or a traditional centre forward called Frank Wignall. Many thought Jimmy was much too old for the money. Just let's say he wasn't.
RIP Jimmy McIlroy.
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Post by owdestokie2 on Aug 20, 2018 11:13:23 GMT
I remember him coming, another of Waddo's £25,000 signings, and losing the first match 6-0 away at Norwich. What would this message board have done with that result! Memory plays tricks but I think we went on to be undefeated for a lot of games after Norwich. The memory does play tricks. He scored direct from a corner and I'm not sure if it was against Chelsea (A) or Ipswich (A). I can remember that it was national headlines when Bob Lord (The Coates of Burnley) sold him to us. |
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Post by cheadlestokie on Aug 20, 2018 11:32:50 GMT
I remember him coming, another of Waddo's £25,000 signings, and losing the first match 6-0 away at Norwich. What would this message board have done with that result! Memory plays tricks but I think we went on to be undefeated for a lot of games after Norwich. The memory does play tricks. He scored direct from a corner and I'm not sure if it was against Chelsea (A) or Ipswich (A). I can remember that it was national headlines when Bob Lord (The Coates of Burnley) sold him to us. I think it was at Chelsea and we won 1-0 in front of about 60,000 in the then second division, now the Championship. |
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2018 11:40:31 GMT
Another legend lost, how we could do with his like now, consummate professional.
RIP Jimmy Mac.
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Post by lawrieleslie on Aug 20, 2018 12:13:24 GMT
The memory does play tricks. He scored direct from a corner and I'm not sure if it was against Chelsea (A) or Ipswich (A). I can remember that it was national headlines when Bob Lord (The Coates of Burnley) sold him to us. I think it was at Chelsea and we won 1-0 in front of about 60,000 in the then second division, now the Championship. Your memories are spot on. According to Wiki we won 1-0 at the Bridge in front of 66000 crowd and Jimmy indeed scored the winner. It was near the end of the season with promotion ad the champions still up for grabs. Interestingly we lost 9 league games in total that season with 5 of them coming in the last 7 games. Imagine this board in that scenario. |
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Post by Okie Stokie. on Aug 20, 2018 12:19:04 GMT
R.I.P.
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Post by davejohnno1 on Aug 20, 2018 12:22:16 GMT
Burnley legend but also crucial to Stoke revival under Waddington. Class footballer and by all accounts a gent. RIP He is immensely popular at Burnley and many would say he is their greatest ever player. When my lad goes to watch Burnley he sits on the seat in front of him. Jimmy always remembered his name and spoke to him about Stoke and Burnley with great fondness by all accounts. |
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Post by Staying up for Grandadstokey on Aug 20, 2018 12:38:22 GMT
I think it was at Chelsea and we won 1-0 in front of about 60,000 in the then second division, now the Championship. Your memories are spot on. According to Wiki we won 1-0 at the Bridge in front of 66000 crowd and Jimmy indeed scored the winner. It was near the end of the season with promotion ad the champions still up for grabs. Interestingly we lost 9 league games in total that season with 5 of them coming in the last 7 games. Imagine this board in that scenario. I was at that match and vividly remember Jimmy Mac and Stan Matthews running down the clock for about 5 minutes, they had the ball in the attacking end by the left wing corner flag and just kept passing to each other or getting corners and free kicks.Chopper Harris tried to cut Jimmy in 2 with one tackle ,but he just got straight up and took the free kick as though nothing had happened. RIP Jimmy. |
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Post by DunnetHeadMoonraker on Aug 20, 2018 12:40:28 GMT
The memory does play tricks. He scored direct from a corner and I'm not sure if it was against Chelsea (A) or Ipswich (A). I can remember that it was national headlines when Bob Lord (The Coates of Burnley) sold him to us. Very sad news. The only time I saw Jimmy was at that game against Chelsea which was on the 11 th of May 1963 and the attendance was 66,199. That was the season when due to bad weather our last game was on December the 26 th 1962 and we didn't play a league game until the 2 nd of March 1963. The original fixture was due to be played on January the 12 th 1963. I've still got the programme for the game and according to the programme which cost 6 old pennies our team was O'Neil , Asprey , Allen , Clamp ,Stuart , Skeels , Matthews , Viollet , Mudie , McIlroy and Ratcliffe. In those days the Chelsea ground was also a dog racing track and had only one stand. We won that game 1-0 with a goal from Jimmy McIlroy. Unfortunately I was at the other end of the ground and didn't see the goal clearly. I was 15 at the time and going to the game was a welcome relief from studying for my O' level exams. It was the first time I ever went to London on my own and I caught the early morning train from Devizes changing at Patney and Chirton junction and Newbury. On the return journey I got off at Pans Lane Halt as it was nearest to where I lived. ( Train buffs might be interested in those names from the past ) |
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Post by Mr_DaftBurger on Aug 20, 2018 12:44:03 GMT
R.I.P.
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Post by jarvinski on Aug 20, 2018 13:03:33 GMT
RIP Jimmy Mac, he played in the first Stoke team i remember, what a player, along with Matthews Mudie Violet O’neil Asprey Allen Clamp Stuart
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Post by tpholloway1 on Aug 20, 2018 13:05:43 GMT
Great player. Great man. R.I.P. Jimmy, thanks for the memories.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 20, 2018 14:35:34 GMT
Rip Jimmy, remember him well with the likes of Sir Stan, Peter Dobing Dennis Violett, Keith Bebbington, Gerry Bridgwood and Don Ratckiffe to name a few. Waddo signed him as he did with those 'over the top' class players. 62/63 great memories thanks Jimmy. How about a minutes clap on 10th minute for him on Wednesday.
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Post by raythesailor on Aug 20, 2018 14:49:13 GMT
There is a very good article/obituary about him on the BBC sport app.
Still idolised at Burnley with a stand named after him.
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Post by podolipotter on Aug 20, 2018 14:59:44 GMT
A sad day for all Footie fans and much respect to his family and friends. We old 'uns were fortunate enough to see Jimmy Mac wear the red and white with pride. A sad day indeed.
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Post by Lakeland Potter on Aug 20, 2018 15:03:58 GMT
There is a very good article/obituary about him on the BBC sport app. Still idolised at Burnley with a stand named after him. I'm always sad that we haven't gone down the route of naming stands after our very best players. Matthews and Banks would certainly have merited stands named after them at the Old Vic. I'm not sure whether, in a new stadium, stands should only be named after players who actually played there. If so, then I suppose (assumimg the player has to be retired) that Fuller would merit one? Any takers for my idea? |
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