Sammy McIlroy
| Date of birth | 02 August 1954 |
| Place of birth | Belfast |
| Nationality | Northern Irish |
| Position | Midfielder |
One of United's greatest ever players. Gave 11 seasons wonderful service, first as striker then attacking midfield. Over 700 career appearances. Later N Ireland manager. He lost his place in United's midfield when Ron Atkinson signed Bryan Robson. Won a Second Division championship medal and FA Cup in 1977.
Club history
| Team | Joined | Left | Loan / Trialist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manchester United | 01 Aug 1971 | 01 Feb 1982 | |
| Stoke City | 01 Feb 1982 | 01 Aug 1985 | |
| Manchester City | 01 Aug 1985 | 01 Nov 1986 | |
| Manchester City | 01 Nov 1986 | 01 Mar 1987 | |
| Bury | 01 Mar 1987 | 01 Aug 1988 | |
| Bury | 01 Aug 1988 | 01 Feb 1990 |
Club stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 1 | 2 |
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| 1971-72 | Manchester United | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1971-72 | Manchester United | League Division One | 8 | 8 |
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| 1972-73 | Manchester United | League Cup | 3 |
1 |
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| 1972-73 | Manchester United | League Division One | 4 | 6 |
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| 1973-74 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 1 | 1 |
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| 1973-74 | Manchester United | League Division One | 24 | 5 |
6 |
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| 1974-75 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 1974-75 | Manchester United | League Cup | 7 | 2 |
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| 1974-75 | Manchester United | League Division Two | 41 | 1 |
7 |
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| 1975-76 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 7 | 2 |
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| 1975-76 | Manchester United | League Cup | 3 | 1 |
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| 1975-76 | Manchester United | League Division One | 41 | 10 |
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| 1976-77 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 7 | ||||
| 1976-77 | Manchester United | League Cup | 6 | ||||
| 1976-77 | Manchester United | League Division One | 39 | 1 |
2 |
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| 1976-77 | Manchester United | UEFA Cup | 4 | 1 |
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| 1977-78 | Manchester United | FA Charity Shield | 1 | ||||
| 1977-78 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 4 | ||||
| 1977-78 | Manchester United | League Division One | 39 | 9 |
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| 1977-78 | Manchester United | UEFA European Cup Winners Cup | 4 | ||||
| 1978-79 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 9 | 2 |
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| 1978-79 | Manchester United | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 1978-79 | Manchester United | League Division One | 40 | 5 |
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| 1979-80 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 1979-80 | Manchester United | League Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 1979-80 | Manchester United | League Division One | 41 | 6 |
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| 1980-81 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1980-81 | Manchester United | League Cup | 2 | ||||
| 1980-81 | Manchester United | League Division One | 31 | 1 |
5 |
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| 1980-81 | Manchester United | UEFA Cup | 2 | 1 |
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| 1981-82 | Manchester United | FA Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1981-82 | Manchester United | League Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1981-82 | Manchester United | League Division One | 12 | 3 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International stats
| Season | Team | Competition | Apps | Subs | Goals | Y | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1971-72 | Northern Ireland | British Home Championship | 1 |
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| 1971-72 | Northern Ireland | UEFA European Championship | 1 | ||||
| 1973-74 | Northern Ireland | British Home Championship | 3 | ||||
| 1974-75 | Northern Ireland | British Home Championship | 3 | ||||
| 1974-75 | Northern Ireland | UEFA European Championship | 3 |
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| 1975-76 | Northern Ireland | British Home Championship | 3 | ||||
| 1975-76 | Northern Ireland | UEFA European Championship | 3 | 1 |
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| 1976-77 | Northern Ireland | British Home Championship | 3 | ||||
| 1976-77 | Northern Ireland | FIFA World Cup | 3 |
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| 1977-78 | Northern Ireland | British Home Championship | 3 | ||||
| 1977-78 | Northern Ireland | FIFA World Cup | 3 | 1 |
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| 1978-79 | Northern Ireland | British Home Championship | 3 | ||||
| 1978-79 | Northern Ireland | UEFA European Championship | 6 | ||||
| 1979-80 | Northern Ireland | British Home Championship | 3 | ||||
| 1979-80 | Northern Ireland | FIFA World Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1979-80 | Northern Ireland | UEFA European Championship | 2 | ||||
| 1980-81 | Northern Ireland | British Home Championship | 1 | ||||
| 1980-81 | Northern Ireland | FIFA World Cup | 5 | 1 |
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| 1981-82 | Northern Ireland | British Home Championship | 3 | 1 |
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| 1981-82 | Northern Ireland | FIFA World Cup | 7 |
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| 1981-82 | Northern Ireland | International Friendly | 1 | ||||
| 1982-83 | Northern Ireland | British Home Championship | 3 | ||||
| 1982-83 | Northern Ireland | UEFA European Championship | 5 | ||||
| 1983-84 | Northern Ireland | British Home Championship | 3 | 1 |
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| 1983-84 | Northern Ireland | FIFA World Cup | 1 | ||||
| 1983-84 | Northern Ireland | UEFA European Championship | 2 | ||||
| 1984-85 | Northern Ireland | FIFA World Cup | 3 | ||||
| 1985-86 | Northern Ireland | FIFA World Cup | 6 | ||||
| 1985-86 | Northern Ireland | International Friendly | 3 | ||||
| 1986-87 | Northern Ireland | UEFA European Championship | 1 |
Please note: Career stats are based on performances in the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.
International matches
| Date | Match | Result | Competition | Round | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 Feb 1972 | Northern Ireland v Spain | D | 1-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group 4 |
| 20 May 1972 | Scotland v Northern Ireland | L | 2-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 11 May 1974 | Scotland v Northern Ireland | W | 0-1 | British Home Championship | |
| 15 May 1974 | England v Northern Ireland | L | 1-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 18 May 1974 | Wales v Northern Ireland | L | 1-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 04 Sep 1974 | Norway v Northern Ireland | L | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group 3 |
| 30 Oct 1974 | Sweden v Northern Ireland | W | 0-2 | UEFA European Championship | Group 3 |
| 16 Apr 1975 | Northern Ireland v Yugoslavia | W | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 3 |
| 17 May 1975 | Northern Ireland v England | D | 0-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 20 May 1975 | Scotland v Northern Ireland | L | 3-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 23 May 1975 | Northern Ireland v Wales | W | 1-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 03 Sep 1975 | Northern Ireland v Sweden | L | 1-2 | UEFA European Championship | Group 3 |
| 29 Oct 1975 | Northern Ireland v Norway | W | 3-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 3 |
| 19 Nov 1975 | Yugoslavia v Northern Ireland | L | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 3 |
| 08 May 1976 | Scotland v Northern Ireland | L | 3-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 11 May 1976 | England v Northern Ireland | L | 4-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 14 May 1976 | Wales v Northern Ireland | L | 1-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 13 Oct 1976 | Netherlands v Northern Ireland | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | Group 4 |
| 10 Nov 1976 | Belgium v Northern Ireland | L | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 4 |
| 28 May 1977 | Northern Ireland v England | L | 1-2 | British Home Championship | |
| 01 Jun 1977 | Scotland v Northern Ireland | L | 3-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 03 Jun 1977 | Northern Ireland v Wales | D | 1-1 | British Home Championship | |
| 11 Jun 1977 | Iceland v Northern Ireland | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 4 |
| 21 Sep 1977 | Northern Ireland v Iceland | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 4 |
| 12 Oct 1977 | Northern Ireland v Netherlands | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Group 4 |
| 16 Nov 1977 | Northern Ireland v Belgium | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 4 |
| 13 May 1978 | Scotland v Northern Ireland | D | 1-1 | British Home Championship | |
| 16 May 1978 | England v Northern Ireland | L | 1-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 19 May 1978 | Wales v Northern Ireland | L | 1-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 20 Sep 1978 | Republic of Ireland v Northern Ireland | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 1 |
| 25 Oct 1978 | Northern Ireland v Denmark | W | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group 1 |
| 29 Nov 1978 | Bulgaria v Northern Ireland | W | 0-2 | UEFA European Championship | Group 1 |
| 07 Feb 1979 | England v Northern Ireland | L | 4-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 1 |
| 02 May 1979 | Northern Ireland v Bulgaria | W | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 1 |
| 19 May 1979 | Northern Ireland v England | L | 0-2 | British Home Championship | |
| 22 May 1979 | Scotland v Northern Ireland | L | 1-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 25 May 1979 | Northern Ireland v Wales | D | 1-1 | British Home Championship | |
| 06 Jun 1979 | Denmark v Northern Ireland | L | 4-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 1 |
| 17 Oct 1979 | Northern Ireland v England | L | 1-5 | UEFA European Championship | Group 1 |
| 21 Nov 1979 | Northern Ireland v Republic of Ireland | W | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 1 |
| 26 Mar 1980 | Israel v Northern Ireland | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 6 |
| 16 May 1980 | Northern Ireland v Scotland | W | 1-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 20 May 1980 | England v Northern Ireland | D | 1-1 | British Home Championship | |
| 23 May 1980 | Wales v Northern Ireland | W | 0-1 | British Home Championship | |
| 15 Oct 1980 | Northern Ireland v Sweden | W | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 6 |
| 19 Nov 1980 | Portugal v Northern Ireland | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 6 |
| 25 Mar 1981 | Scotland v Northern Ireland | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Group 6 |
| 29 Apr 1981 | Northern Ireland v Portugal | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 8 |
| 19 May 1981 | Scotland v Northern Ireland | L | 2-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 03 Jun 1981 | Sweden v Northern Ireland | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 6 |
| 14 Oct 1981 | Northern Ireland v Scotland | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 6 |
| 18 Nov 1981 | Northern Ireland v Israel | W | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 6 |
| 23 Feb 1982 | England v Northern Ireland | L | 4-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 24 Mar 1982 | France v Northern Ireland | L | 4-0 | International Friendly | |
| 28 Apr 1982 | Northern Ireland v Scotland | D | 1-1 | British Home Championship | |
| 27 May 1982 | Wales v Northern Ireland | L | 3-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 17 Jun 1982 | Northern Ireland v Yugoslavia | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group 5 |
| 21 Jun 1982 | Honduras v Northern Ireland | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group 5 |
| 25 Jun 1982 | Spain v Northern Ireland | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals group 5 |
| 01 Jul 1982 | Austria v Northern Ireland | D | 2-2 | FIFA World Cup | Finals 2nd round group D |
| 04 Jul 1982 | France v Northern Ireland | L | 4-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals 2nd round group D |
| 13 Oct 1982 | Austria v Northern Ireland | L | 2-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 6 |
| 17 Nov 1982 | Northern Ireland v Germany | W | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 6 |
| 15 Dec 1982 | Albania v Northern Ireland | D | 0-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 6 |
| 30 Mar 1983 | Northern Ireland v Turkey | W | 2-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group 6 |
| 27 Apr 1983 | Northern Ireland v Albania | W | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 6 |
| 24 May 1983 | Scotland v Northern Ireland | D | 0-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 28 May 1983 | Northern Ireland v England | D | 0-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 31 May 1983 | Northern Ireland v Wales | L | 0-1 | British Home Championship | |
| 21 Sep 1983 | Northern Ireland v Austria | W | 3-1 | UEFA European Championship | Group 6 |
| 12 Oct 1983 | Turkey v Northern Ireland | L | 1-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 6 |
| 13 Dec 1983 | Northern Ireland v Scotland | W | 2-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 04 Apr 1984 | England v Northern Ireland | L | 1-0 | British Home Championship | |
| 22 May 1984 | Wales v Northern Ireland | D | 1-1 | British Home Championship | |
| 27 May 1984 | Finland v Northern Ireland | L | 1-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 3 |
| 14 Nov 1984 | Northern Ireland v Finland | W | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Group 3 |
| 27 Feb 1985 | Northern Ireland v England | L | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Group 3 |
| 01 May 1985 | Northern Ireland v Turkey | W | 2-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 3 |
| 11 Sep 1985 | Turkey v Northern Ireland | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 3 |
| 16 Oct 1985 | Romania v Northern Ireland | W | 0-1 | FIFA World Cup | Group 3 |
| 13 Nov 1985 | England v Northern Ireland | D | 0-0 | FIFA World Cup | Group 3 |
| 26 Feb 1986 | France v Northern Ireland | D | 0-0 | International Friendly | |
| 26 Mar 1986 | Northern Ireland v Denmark | D | 1-1 | International Friendly | |
| 23 Apr 1986 | Northern Ireland v Morocco | W | 2-1 | International Friendly | |
| 03 Jun 1986 | Algeria v Northern Ireland | D | 1-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group D |
| 07 Jun 1986 | Spain v Northern Ireland | L | 2-1 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group D |
| 12 Jun 1986 | Brazil v Northern Ireland | L | 3-0 | FIFA World Cup | Finals Group D |
| 15 Oct 1986 | England v Northern Ireland | L | 3-0 | UEFA European Championship | Group 4 |
Please note: Match history is complete for the Premier and Football Leagues and (in most cases all) internationals.