Cecil Irwin (footballer)
{{short description|English footballer and manager (1942–2025)}}
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|birth_place = Ellington, Northumberland, England
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|position = Defender
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|clubs1 = Sunderland
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Cecil Irwin (8 April 1942 – 21 April 2025) was an English footballer who played as a right-back for Sunderland.{{Hugman|9917}}
Playing career
Irwin made his debut for Sunderland on 20 September 1958 against Ipswich Town in a 2–0 defeat at Roker Park.{{cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD2227.asp|title=Sunderland 0–2 Ipswich Town|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=6 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004205707/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD2227.asp|archive-date=4 October 2012|url-status=dead}}{{Failed verification|date=January 2025}} He went on to make 313 league appearances, scoring just a single goal during his time with the club.{{cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG476.asp|title=Cecil Irwin|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=6 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831033609/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG476.asp|archive-date=31 August 2006|url-status=dead}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/history/yeovil-town-story31.asp|title=Yeovil Town Story Part 31|publisher=ciderspace|accessdate=19 October 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/history/yeovil-town-story32.asp|title=Yeovil Town Story Part 32|publisher=ciderspace|accessdate=19 October 2010|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622215725/http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/history/yeovil-town-story32.asp|archivedate=22 June 2009}} He moved on to play for Ashington, also managing the Colliers for a year.{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}
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|date=October 2010}} and again in 2000–02, the latter time managing his squad to promotion,{{cite web|url=http://www.ashingtonafc.com/index.php?page=northern-league4|title=Ashington AFC in the Northern League: 2nd Division Champions 2001|publisher=ashingtonafc.com|last1=Shotten|first1=Brian|accessdate=25 October 2010}} but unable to stick in the new league and being let go after relegation the next year.{{citation needed|date=October 2010}}
Death
Irwin died on 21 April 2025, at the age of 83.{{cite web |title=Cecil Irwin: 1942 - 2025 |url=https://www.safc.com/news/2025/april/22/cecil-irwin/ |website=Sunderland AFC |access-date=22 April 2025 |date=22 April 2025}}
References
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Category:Footballers from Ashington
Category:English men's footballers
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:Ashington A.F.C. players
Category:Ashington A.F.C. managers
Category:Sunderland A.F.C. players
Category:Yeovil Town F.C. players
Category:Yeovil Town F.C. managers
Category:Vancouver Royals players
Category:United Soccer Association players
Category:English football managers
Category:English expatriate men's footballers
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