Jimmy Mac lines up against Burnley for the first time
In February 1963, we had sold Jimmy McIlroy to Stoke City and it was on 2nd November in the same year that the Northern Ireland international played against Burnley, the…
Turf Moor opens its gates for first time since McIlroy sale
It had been a bad winter, the worst since 1947, and on Saturday, 9th March 1963 Burnley finally played their first home league game since 29th December 1962, a period…
Jimmy McIlroy is no longer a Burnley player
Those eight words above were the words that greeted readers of the Burnley Express on 7th March 1963, It was to confirm the news that at around 10 on the…
Leyton Orient, Preston and Stoke in battle for McIlroy
Jimmy McIlroy's Burnley career was all but over in the first few days of March 1963 and the transfer listed inside forward was left out of the team that had…
Sensational Turf Moor news – Jimmy Mac is transfer listed
The football world was rocked on this date in 1963 when Burnley Football Club sensationally announced that their Northern Ireland inside forward Jimmy McIlroy had been placed on the open…
Out of the cup at Liverpool as Mac says farewell to Burnley
On 29th December 1962 we beat Sheffield Wednesday 4-0 at Turf Moor. It was one of only two First Division games to beat the weather, West Ham winning 4-3 at…
Baptism by the Boot for teenager Jimmy
In the autumn of 1950, Burnley had suffered a run of six consecutive Division One games without a win but that was all put right with an exhilarating performance at…
Great debut for Irish teenager
In March 1950, despite looking to splash out on an experienced centre-forward, Burnley instead paid Glentoran a sum of £5,000 for their 18-year-old inside forward Jim McIlroy. It wasn't an…
No centre-forward signed but Burnley get young Irish player
As Burnley moved into March 1950, a 0-0 home draw against Fulham moved us up to eighth in the First Division table in what was our third season in the…