Bobby McIlvenny

Bobby McIlvenny
Personal information
Full name Robert McIlvenny
Date of birth (1926-07-07)7 July 1926
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death 15 May 2016(2016-05-15) (aged 89)
Place of death Southport, Merseyside, England
Position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Merthyr Tydfil
1949–1954 Oldham Athletic 139 (36)
1954–1955 Bury 12 (1)
1955–1957 Southport 77 (16)
1957–1959 Barrow 43 (11)
Yeovil Town
Colwyn Bay
Total 271 (64)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert McIlvenny (7 July 1926 – 15 May 2016), was a Northern Irish footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League. He made 139 league appearances with Oldham Athletic where he scored 36 goals.

McIlvenny died on 15 May 2016 at Millbrook House in Southport at the age of 89.

McIlvenny's older brother Paddy also played in the Football League. Their father, also a Paddy McIlvenny, was an Ireland international footballer.