Ed McIlvenny

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Ed McIlvenny
McIlvenny during his playing days with the US
Personal information
Full name Edward Joseph McIlvenny[1]
Date of birth (1924-10-21)October 21, 1924
Place of birth Greenock, Renfrewshire, Scotland
Date of death May 18, 1989(1989-05-18) (aged 64)
Place of death Eastbourne, East Sussex, England
Position(s) Wing half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1947 Morton[2] 0 (0)
1947–1948 Wrexham[2] 7 (1)
1948 Fairhill Club
1948–1950 Philadelphia Nationals
1950–1953 Manchester United[3] 2 (0)
1953–1957
Waterford
 57 (19)
1957–1958 Headington United 39 (0)
International career
1950 United States 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Joseph McIlvenny (21 October 1924 – 18 May 1989) was a

1–0 upset of England at the 1950 FIFA World Cup.[4]

Early years

McIlvenny learned to play football as a youth, and while playing for Scottish club

English Football League, but he only played seven games for them before moving to the US in 1949 to stay with his sister.[5]

Career

In the United States, McIlvenny initially abandoned his soccer career in order to take an industrial job.

American Soccer League, where he teamed up with US national team captain Walter Bahr. The Nationals won the league, with McIlvenny being declared the competition's outstanding player in June 1949.[7] He was subsequently selected to join the U.S. national team during their 1950 World Cup appearance. He was given the honour of being captain for the game against England "because he was British",[8] and in that game, it was his throw-in that led to the U.S. goal.[9] Although he was not a U.S. citizen, he had declared his intention of becoming one and thus was eligible to play, according to the rules of the United States Soccer Football Association at the time.[8]

However, he never did gain citizenship. Earlier that same year, he had played in an All-Star game against

Headington United
, after which he retired from playing and ran a football school.

Honors

He was enshrined in the National Soccer Hall of Fame, along with the other members of the 1950 World Cup team, in 1976.[10] He is also featured in the Scottish Football Museum.[9]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ed McIlvenny". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved April 15, 2017.
  2. ^ a b "WREXHAM : 1946/47 – 2007/08". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database.
  3. ^ "MANCHESTER UNITED : 1946/47 – 2013/14". Post War English & Scottish Football League A – Z Player's Transfer Database.
  4. ^ a b Russell Stoddart (June 23, 2014). "World Cup: Ed McIlvenny – the Scot who sunk England in 1950". BBC Sport. Retrieved June 23, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Edward John McIlvenny". National Soccer Hall of Fame. Archived from the original on February 24, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2005.
  6. ^ "U.S. Soccer star asks for move after two League appearances". Daily Mirror: 10. November 2, 1951.
  7. ^ Butz, George (June 12, 1949). "Phila. All-Stars Test Skill Against Scots In Soccer". The Philadelphia Inquirer: S7.
  8. ^ a b Jose, Colin. "The Real Story About the 1950 U.S. World Cup Team". Archived from the original on July 15, 2010. Retrieved November 9, 2005.
  9. ^ a b Malcolm, Ross (June 12, 2010). "The Scot who beat England at World Cup – with the USA". The Scotsman. Retrieved June 12, 2010.
  10. ^ "Ed McIlvenny - 1976 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame". Ed McIlvenny - 1976 Inductee | National Soccer Hall of Fame. Retrieved December 19, 2023.

External links

  • Eddie McIlvenny at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
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