Brien McIlroy

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name= Brien McIlroy

| image=

| fullname= James Brien McIlroy

| height= 5ft 6in

| position= Outside left

| birth_date= 28 July 1939

| birth_place= Glasgow, Scotland

| death_date= 17 August 1995

| death_place= Johnstone, Scotland

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1= Wallace Castle Rovers

| years1= 1957–1960

| clubs1= Rangers

| caps1= 0| goals1= 0

| years2= 1957–1958

| clubs2= → Kirkintilloch Rob Roy (loan)

| caps2= | goals2=

| years3= 1960

| clubs3= Third Lanark

| caps3= 0 | goals3= 0

| years4 = 1960–1969

| clubs4= Kilmarnock

| caps4= 216 | goals4= 105

| years5= 1969–1970

| clubs5= Aberdeen

| caps5= 7 | goals5= 0

| nationalyears1 = 1964{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lITgDAAAQBAJ&dq=1964+%22scotland+XI%22+v+%22scottish+league&pg=PT215|title=Scotland in the 60s: The Definitive Account of the Scottish National Football Side During the 1960s|author=Ronnie McDevitt|year=2016|publisher=Pitch Publishing|isbn=9781785312458}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}

| nationalteam1 = SFA trial v SFL

| nationalcaps1 = 1

| nationalgoals1 = 1

}}

James Brien McIlroy (28 July 1939 – 1995)[http://www.afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=125&Season=1969-70 Brian McIlroy], AFC Heritage Trust was a Scottish footballer who played as an outside left, primarily for Kilmarnock,[http://www.fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/player.php?playerid=7450 Kilmarnock player McIlroy, Brian], FitbaStats with whom he won the Scottish Football League in 1964–65; it was his goal in the decisive match against Heart of Midlothian which won Killie the championship on goal average.{{cite web|title=Former Players: Brian McIlroy|url=https://killiefc.com/en/brian-mcilroy_49747/|publisher=Killie FC|date=|accessdate=28 May 2020}}

McIlroy is Kilmarnock's third-highest goalscorer of all time, and the annual club award for seasonal top scorer is named in his honour.[http://www.fitbastats.com/kilmarnock/player_records_overall.php Kilmarnock Alltime Player Records], FitbaStats