Michael McAvoy
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 1871 | ||
Place of birth | Kilmarnock, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 1950 (aged 78–79)[1] | ||
Place of death | Paisley, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | Left half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
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1891–1896 | Darwen | 94 | (7) |
1896–1909 | St Mirren | 263 | (10) |
1909–1910 | Abercorn | 3 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Michael McAvoy (1871 – 1950) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half, featuring for Darwen in England's Football League (making the move south along with Robert Maxwell),[2] then for St Mirren and Abercorn in the Scottish Football League.[3] He made over 300 appearances for St Mirren over 13 years with the Paisley club,[4] including the 1908 Scottish Cup Final, a defeat at the hands of Celtic[5] – after four losses at the semi-final stage of the competition in previous years.[3]
References[]
- ^ Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
- ^ Kilmarnock Athletic Players For Darwen F.C., Glasgow Evening Post: 7 December 1891, via Play Up Liverpool
- ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
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(help) - ^ Player profiles Mc, StMirren.info
- ^ Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 20 April 1908
Categories:
- 1871 births
- 1950 deaths
- Scottish footballers
- Sportspeople from Kilmarnock
- English Football League players
- Scottish Football League players
- Association football wing halves
- Darwen F.C. players
- St Mirren F.C. players
- Abercorn F.C. players
- Scottish football midfielder stubs