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	Sammy McIlroy Information
		He scored in his first-team debut match in 1971 at the age of 17 (away to Manchester City on the 6th of November) but was not able to win a regular first-team place until the 1974-75 season.
		McIlroy went on to play at Örgryte IS in Sweden in 1986, Manchester City in 1986-87, and Bury from 1987 to 1990.
		McIlroy began his managerial career as player-manager at Preston North End in 1991.
	www.bookrags.com /Sammy_McIlroy (349 words)

	Sammy McIlroy at AllExperts
		He scored in his first-team debut match in 1971 at the age of 17 (away to Manchester City on the 6th of November) but was not able to win a regular first-team place until the 1974-75 season.
		McIlroy went on to play at Ã—rgryte IS in Sweden in 1986, Manchester City in 1986-87, and Bury from 1987 to 1990.
		McIlroy began his managerial career as player-manager at Preston North End in 1991.
	en.allexperts.com /e/s/sa/sammy_mcilroy.htm (455 words)

	Spartanburg SC \| GoUpstate.com \| Spartanburg Herald-Journal
		He scored in his first-team debut match in 1971 at the age of 17 in a 3-3 draw in the Manchester derby against Manchester City at Maine Road on the 6th of November, but was not able to win a regular first-team place until the 1974-75 season.
		McIlroy went on to play at Ã—rgryte IS in Sweden in 1986, Manchester City in 1986-87, Bury from 1987 to 1990 and Preston North End in 1989/90.
		McIlroy began his managerial career as player-coach under John McGrath at Preston North End in 1991.
	www.goupstate.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Sammy_McIlroy (426 words)

	Sammy McIlroy
		As a player Sammy with be best remembered as a Manchester United player making his debut at the age of 17 at Maine Road against local rivals Manchester City.
		Sammy moved into football management with non-league Macclesfield Town and he took them into the football league in 1996/7 season, it was the second time they had won.
		Sammy McIlroy was appointed caretaker manager, in November 2005, taking over the duties of manager as Jim Harvey recovered from a heart attack.
	www.morecambefc-supporters.org.uk /sammymcilroy.htm (551 words)

	CNN.com - McIlroy quits Northern Ireland job - Oct. 15, 2003
		Sammy McIlroy has resigned as manager of the Northern Ireland national team to take over at English Second Division side Stockport County.
		McIlroy, 49, was tipped to sign a three-year contract at Stockport, where John Hollins has been caretaker manager since Carlton Palmer was dismissed on September 19.
		McIlroy recently agreed to a new two-year deal with the Irish Football Association but said after the defeat in Athens that the job was "killing" him.
	cnn.com /2003/SPORT/football/10/15/Ireland.McIlroy (386 words)

	Sammy McIlroy & Frank Stapleton :: Soccerphile
		McIlroy seems older, but is a bundle of energy and enthusiasm.
		Sammy McIlroy, a forward-cum-midfielder, was with United from 1971-1982, making his debut against Manchester City at Maine Road as a 17 year old.
		Sammy beat two men before scoring to make it 2-2.
	www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/news/ranter/mcilroy-stapleton.html (1481 words)

	Faulkner Hero McIlroy Reduced to Being Equal of Moors Boss.(Sport) - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		As a player, McIlroy was the last youth-team player signed by Sir Matt Busby and scored on his first-team debut for the Reds - in a Manchester derby, to boot - before playing in two World Cup finals tournaments with Northern Ireland.
		But this afternoon Moors boss Faulkner will face McIlroy, who is now the manager of today's FA Cup opponents Morecambe, as equals.
		"Sammy McIlroy was one of my heroes," said Faulkner.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1Y1-99732117.html (433 words)

	Sammy McIlroy - Wikipedia
		McIlroy var da 17 år og 198 dager gammel, og ble med dette den tredje yngste britiske landslagsspiller gjennom tidene.
		McIlroy ble i Stoke i fire sesonger, før han gikk til Manchester City i 1986.
		McIlroy og Nord-Irland deltok i VM-sluttspillene i 1982 og 1986, og han var lagets kaptein i 1986.
	no.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sammy_McIlroy (524 words)

	TheFA.com - McIlroy ready for another 'Cup Final'
		As a player, Sammy McIlroy played in three FA Cup Finals...and he's expecting Stevanage Borough to treat their clash with Stockport on Saturday as a Cup Final in itself...
		Let's imagine that non-League Stevenage Borough were actually entertaining Northern Ireland in the FA Cup first round this weekend, the team that Sammy McIlroy managed prior to his appointment as coach of Stockport County last month.
		As a player McIlroy suffered double heartbreak, in 1976 and 1979, as United made it all the way to the Twin Towers, before falling at the final hurdle on each occasion, 1-0 to Southampton and 3-2 to Arsenal respectively.
	www.thefa.com /TheFACup/TheFACup/NewsAndFeatures/Postings/2003/11/72770.htm?WBCMODE=PresentationUnpublisheddefault.htmdefault.htmdefault.htmdefault.htmdefault.htm (427 words)

	Can You Hear Us
		This Saturday, however it will be Sammy McIlroy's Blue and White Army that take to the field when Stockport County take on Notts County, after McIlroy resigned from the NI job on Tuesday.
		Sammy McIlroy is a nice guy, but as has been proven time and time again, he is tactically inept.
		Sammy then tested the already over-stretched patience of the fans by going on tv and saying that we had put in a 'good performance' when, quite blatantly, we had not.
	www.canyouhearus.co.uk /yourview_me_sammy.htm (710 words)

	Sammy McIlroy - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Samuel ("Sam" or "Sammy") Baxter McIlroy (born 2 August 1954 in Belfast, Northern Ireland) is a former Northern Irish international footballer whose clubs included Manchester United.
		He was the last youth player signed by Matt Busby, therefore making him the last of the Busby Babes.
		McIlroy went on to play at Örgryte IS in Sweden in 1986, Manchester City in 1986-87, Bury from 1987 to 1990 and Preston North End in 1989/90.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sammy_McIlroy (408 words)

	News & Star (Site not responding. Last check: )
		SAMMY MCILROY will always be a legend in the eyes of Macclesfield supporters.
		McIlroy was not content with merely consolidating his club's league status and he guided them to automatic promotion to the Second Division at the first attempt.
		McIlroy's time at Maine Road was curtailed when he accepted an offer to join Bury and he then moved on to Preston as player-coach.
	www.newsandstar.co.uk /sport/viewarticle.aspx?id=74102 (422 words)

	Stockport snare McIlroy \| Northern Ireland \| International \| Football \| Sport \| Telegraph
		Sammy McIlroy, the Northern Ireland manager, is on the point of joining Stockport County on a three-year contract after the Irish FA yesterday gave him permission to talk to the Second Division club.
		His name has been linked with them for the past month but after Saturday's 1-0 European Championship defeat by Greece he insisted the links were "pure speculation" and he said categorically that he intended seeing out his recently signed two-year contract.
		McIlroy, capped 88 times by Northern Ireland, succeeded Lawrie McMenemy and Joe Jordan in February 2000 and remoulded the squad, gradually bringing in several promising youngsters.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2003/10/15/sfnsto15.xml (599 words)

	RTÉ Sport: McIlroy's squad ravaged by injury
		McIlroy is now deliberating about whether or not to call up a replacement striker from his stand-by list.
		McIlroy will also be without Mark Williams for the first of the qualifiers against Bulgaria on Saturday week because he is suspended.
		A further problem for McIlroy today is the news that the Northern Ireland Under 21 team will have to play at Windsor Park a mere 24 hours before the senior team's clash with Bulgaria.
	www.rte.ie /sport/2001/0522/northernireland.html (548 words)

	BBC - Lancashire - Sport - Morecambe 'magnificent' says McIlroy
		Morecambe boss Sammy McIlroy said he was devastated after seeing his players fall to a cruel FA Cup second round defeat at Swindon on Saturday.
		McIlroy found it difficult to hide his disappointment after his side dominated the game against the League Two hotshots but went out to a last-gasp Christian Roberts penalty.
		McIlroy said: "You have to score when you are on top and we didn't do that at the end of the day.
	www.bbc.co.uk /lancashire/content/articles/2006/12/04/more_quinn_fa_cup_swindon.shtml (358 words)

	Sammy Sings Their Praises (from Swindon Advertiser)
		SWINDON TOWN: SAMMY McIlroy had nothing but praise for his side after their FA Cup dreams were dashed in cruel fashion.
		McIlroy preferred to focus on the positives despite his clear disappointment.
		McIlroy said: "I don't think the gulf in class was anything at all.
	www.swindonadvertiser.co.uk /sport/sportlatest/display.var.1055577.0.sammy_sings_their_praises.php (242 words)

	BreakingNews.ie: Gillespie back for McIlroy
		McIlroy has vowed to give his young players a chance in the three remaining qualifiers.
		McIlroy has been heartened by the draw against Spain and the narrow defeat by Italy, both in June.
		McIlroy said: “Smith is a grafter and has settled in well with the rest of the boys while I know Hamilton from the under 21s.
	www.breakingnews.ie /2003/08/29/story111443.html (551 words)

	The Troubles find their latest victim on the soccer pitch - smh.com.au
		The telephone call to the BBC, which was declared on Thursday to be a hoax, has forced Lennon into premature international retirement and led Sammy McIlroy, the manager of the Northern Ireland team, to consider his own future.
		McIlroy has again pledged to keep the door open for Lennon to return after these latest developments but even though the player used the word "probably" in declaring that he was quitting, there seems little chance of a second reconciliation.
		McIlroy has struggled since taking over from Lawrie McMenemy 2 years ago to cope with the shortage of talent at his disposal and was bitter that outside influences had robbed him of one of his few top-class players.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/08/23/1030052974635.html (793 words)

	::: u.tv :::
		Sammy McIlroy is set to land a new two-year contract and lead Northern Ireland into the 2006 World Cup campaign.
		McIlroy has seen his side fail to win in 11 matches and fail to score in 972 minutes but a fighting 0-0 draw against Spain in midweek restored their pride.
		Despite a string of poor results McIlroy has insisted he is in the job for the long haul.
	u.tv /featuresite/indepth.asp?pt=S&id=11866&siteid=6 (348 words)

	ESPN.com Soccernet Europe: News - McIlroy hopes to change Lennon's mind
		Northern Ireland manager Sammy McIlroy has vowed to do his utmost to persuade Neil Lennon not to give in to the death-threat 'morons' who have today forced him to retire from international football.
		Although McIlroy concedes what has happened to Lennon has led to him considering his own future, he has vowed to battle on, and is hoping Lennon will eventually do the same.
		McIlroy can understand the 31-year-old Celtic star's feelings on the harrowing matter at this point in time, which is why he will not be speaking to Lennon until after the weekend when his emotions will not be running as high.
	www.soccernet.com /europe/news/2002/0822/20020822mcilroylennon.html (650 words)

	Ireland.com - The Irish Times - BREAKING NEWS / McIlroy appointed Stockport manager
		Sammy McIlroy has been confirmed as Stockport County's new boss just hours after stepping down as manager of Northern Ireland.
		McIlroy, who guided Macclesfield from the Conference to the Second Division before becoming an international manager, believes he could not have taken Northern Ireland any further.
		Under McIlroy Northern Ireland failed to qualify for Euro 2004 and Saturday's 1-0 defeat by Greece extended their European international record of consecutive games without scoring to 13.
	www.ireland.com /newspaper/breaking/2003/1015/breaking41.htm (458 words)

	RedCafe.net - Unofficial Manchester United Website
		Sammy McIlroy was Irish, had bags of talent and, when only 17, scored a fine goal against Manchester City on his debut for the Reds.
		On the negative side there is little to report, though the hyper-critical might point out that he was poor in the air, not a great tackler and lacked the strength and toughness that would have made him a still more formidable all-round performer.
		But for all that mature endeavour, it was as a Red Devil in his youth and early prime that Sammy McIlroy knew his finest footballing hours.
	www.redcafe.net /archives/legend.php?id=16 (509 words)

	Sammy McIlroy - Definition, explanation
		As a player for Northern Ireland McIlroy won 88 caps and scored five goals.
		He played all the country's matches during both the 1982 World Cup, where defeating the host nation Spain Northern Ireland advanced to the second round, and 1986 World Cup, during which tournament McIlroy captained the side.
		Beginning his managerial career as player-manager at Preston North End in 1991, McIlroy went on to manage non-League Macclesfield Town for four seasons culminating in their promotion to the Football League in 1997.
	www.calsky.com /lexikon/en/txt/s/sa/sammy_mcilroy.php (310 words)

	Football \| McIlroy going nowhere, says IFA
		McIlroy remained silent at the press conference, stating only that the IFA president had said it all.
		McIlroy played in his country's finest performance in beating the hosts at the 1982 World Cup, but hopes of a repeat must be slight.
		But Northern Ireland were desperately under-strength for that encounter and this time McIlroy is able to pick from one of his strongest squads, with established players such as the West Ham midfielder Steve Lomas and Leicester's Gerry Taggart returning to the ranks.
	football.guardian.co.uk /print/0,,4522735-103,00.html (453 words)

	Macclesfield Express- Sammy's getting hang of international football
		McIlroy acknowledges that his biggest challenge has been to cope with the number of cry-offs for international games.
		He was quoted at the time as saying he was disillusioned with the Northern Ireland job, although he has committed himself to staying at least until the end of the 2004 European Championship qualifiers, when his contract expires.
		McIlroy will be pitting his wits against Spain again in a difficult European Championship qualifying group.
	www.macclesfield-express.co.uk /sport/w/93/93576_sammys_getting_hang_of_international_football.html (827 words)

	The Scarf My Father Wore ~ GazSCFC's Unofficial Stockport County Website
		Sammy had his ups and downs as the Northern Ireland manager, but when they lost 1-0 to Greece in their Euro 2004 qualifier, they extended a barren sequence of 13 games without a win and 1,242 minutes without a goal.
		McIlroy decided he couldn't do any more for his couuntry and stepped down as manager, to return to day to day club management with Stockport County.
		This means that Sammy McIlroy was returning to the North West, just around the corner from the club he brought so much success towards.
	www.freewebs.com /gaz_scfc/formermanagers.htm (2659 words)

	::: u.tv :::
		McIlroy then went on to win the respect of his squad, with Birmingham goalkeeper Maik Taylor emphasising after the defeat by Greece that the players were 100% behind the manager.
		with all respect to sammy, who has given us a new look and new lease of life, it is time that someone else came into the post to give us a further boost and help us get that elusive goal.
		Sammy McIlroy did command total respect from his players and the fans and I wish him all the best for the future.
	u.tv /featuresite/indepth.asp?pt=n&id=13934&siteid=6 (724 words)

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