Cecil Irwin (footballer)

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Cecil Irwin (born 8 April 1942) is an English retired footballer who played as a right-back for Sunderland. [1]

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Playing career

Irwin made his debut for Sunderland on 20 September 1958 against Ipswich Town in a 2–0 defeat at Roker Park. [2] He went on to make 313 league appearances, scoring just a single goal at his time with the club. [3]

Player-manager career

After finishing his stint with Sunderland, he moved on to Yeovil Town as a player-manager, staying with them from 1972 to 1975, when his contract was not renewed. [4] [5] He moved on to play for Ashington, also managing the Colliers for a year.[ citation needed ]

Managerial career

Cecil continued to manage after his playing days were done, managing Ashington, just outside his hometown of Ellington twice more, first in 1996–98,[ citation needed ] and again in 2000–02, the latter time managing his squad to promotion, [6] but unable to stick in the new league and being let go after relegation the next year.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. ↑ "Cecil Irwin". Barry Hugman's Footballers.
  2. ↑ "Sunderland 0–2 Ipswich Town". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  3. ↑ "Cecil Irwin". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
  4. ↑ "Yeovil Town Story Part 31". ciderspace. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  5. ↑ "Yeovil Town Story Part 32". ciderspace. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
  6. ↑ Shotten, Brian. "Ashington AFC in the Northern League: 2nd Division Champions 2001". ashingtonafc.com. Retrieved 25 October 2010.
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