Ivor McIvor
{{Short description|Australian rules footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2015}}
{{Use Australian English|date=September 2015}}
{{Infobox AFL biography
| name = Ivor McIvor
| image = File:IvorMcIvor.jpeg
| image_size = 120
| alt =
| caption =
| fullname = Ivor Thomas McIvor
| birth_date = {{birth date|1917|9|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Fitzroy North, Victoria
| death_date = {{death date and age|1997|4|3|1917|9|16|df=yes}}
| death_place =
| originalteam = Don Rovers
| height = 187 cm
| weight = 94 kg
| position = Key position player
| club1 = Essendon
| years1 = 1940, 1944–46
| games_goals1 = 12 (9)
| club2 = Camberwell
| years2 = 1946–48
| games_goals2 = 52
| club3 = Brunswick
| years3 = 1949–50
| games_goals3 =
| coachyears1 = 1949–50
| coachclub1 = Brunswick
| coachgames_wins1 = 40 (21–16–3){{#tag:ref|One of those draws was actually a "no result".|group="nb"}}
| statsend = 1946
| careerhighlights =
- Camberwell captain 1948
- Brunswick best and fairest 1949
}}
Ivor Thomas McIvor (16 September 1917 – 3 April 1997) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).{{cite book|last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim|title=The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers| publisher=BAS Publishing|year=2007|isbn=9781920910785}}
Career
McIvor, a key position player, came to Essendon from local side Don Rovers.{{cite web|url=http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=593 |title=McIvor, Ivor T. |publisher=Essendon Football Club website |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120424191919/http://www.essendonfc.com.au/team/player-past.asp?id=593 |archivedate=24 April 2012 }} (archived) He played two games late in the 1940 VFL season, then did not reappear in league football until 1944 due to the war.{{cite web|url=http://afltables.com/afl/stats/players/I/Ivor_McIvor.html| title=Ivor McIvor| publisher=AFL Tables}} During the conflict, McIvor served in the Middle East and New Guinea.{{cite web| url=http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=439598| title=WW2 Nominal Roll| publisher=Government of Australia| access-date=20 March 2014| archive-date=21 March 2014| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140321031603/http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/Veteran.aspx?serviceId=A&veteranId=439598| url-status=dead}} He returned to the VFL in round 17 of the 1944 season and kept his spot in the side for round 18 and both of Essendon's finals, including a preliminary final. McIvor's six other appearances for Essendon all came in 1946, a year he would finish in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), after moving to Camberwell mid-season, without a clearance.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22247300 |title=MclVOR'S PERMIT TOVFA. |newspaper=The Argus |location=Melbourne|date=27 June 1946 |accessdate=21 March 2014 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}}
Despite limited appearances, McIvor was second in Camberwell's 1946 best and fairest award and was also runner-up in the VFL seconds best and fairest, from just four games with Essendon earlier in the year.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22396223 |title=Bradford Camberwell's Best. |newspaper=The Argus|location=Melbourne|date=6 December 1946 |accessdate=21 March 2014 |page=12 |publisher=National Library}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22330121 |title=McLeod (F'scray) 2nds Best and Fairest. |newspaper=The Argus|location=Melbourne|date=6 September 1946 |accessdate=21 March 2014 |page=13 |publisher=National Library}} McIvor played in Camberwell's seven-point loss to Sandringham in the 1946 VFA Grand Final.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22382506 |title=SANDRINGHAM'S FIRST VFA PREMIERSHIP. |newspaper=The Argus|location=Melbourne|date=7 October 1946 |accessdate=21 March 2014 |page=13 |publisher=National Library}} He remained with Camberwell in 1947 and was appointed club captain in the 1948 VFA season.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22546512 |title=SPORT HIGHLIGHTS. |newspaper=The Argus|location=Melbourne|date=1 April 1948 |accessdate=21 March 2014 |page=12 |publisher=National Library}} His performances in 1948 were good enough for him to finish fifth in the J. J. Liston Trophy.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22690913 |title=Brighton Rover Is best And Fairest In V F A. |newspaper=The Argus|location=Melbourne|date=14 September 1948 |accessdate=21 March 2014 |page=12 |publisher=National Library}}
In 1949 and 1950, McIvor was captain-coach of VFA club Brunswick.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22723411 |title=McIVOR AGAIN SOUGHT BY BRUNSWICK. |newspaper=The Argus|location=Melbourne|date=20 April 1949 |accessdate=21 March 2014 |page=24 |publisher=National Library}} He won Brunswick's best and fairest award in the 1949 VFA season.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article22781531 |title=McIVOR BRUNSWICK BEST AND FAIREST. |newspaper=The Argus|location=Melbourne|date=27 September 1949 |accessdate=21 March 2014 |page=18 |publisher=National Library}} Late in the 1950 season, McIvor played a part in a controversial finish against his former club Camberwell. Brunswick trailed by a point when the bell rung, but the umpire did not hear it ring and 15 seconds later McIvor kicked a goal, which gave his side a five-point win.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article84469126 |title=Goal After Final Bell Alleged. |newspaper=The Daily News |location=Perth |date=24 August 1950 |accessdate=21 March 2014 |page=19|publisher=National Library}} A protest by Camberwell was successful and the VFA declared the game as having "no result".{{cite news|newspaper=The Sun News-Pictorial|publication-place=Melbourne|date=30 August 1950|author=Jack Oates|title=Brunswick win "no game", V.F.A. declares|page=29}}
He captain-coached the Euroa Football Club in 1951 and took them to the grand final, which they lost to Mansfield.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article23039122 |title=Geelong player trains at Port. |newspaper=The Argus|location=Melbourne|date=24 March 1951 |accessdate=21 March 2014 |page=11 |publisher=National Library}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58568938 |title=Football. |newspaper=Alexandra Standard|location=Vic.|date=7 September 1951 |accessdate=21 March 2014 |page=3 |publisher=National Library}}
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Category:Essendon Football Club players
Category:Camberwell Football Club players
Category:Brunswick Football Club players
Category:Brunswick Football Club coaches
Category:Euroa Football Club players
Category:Australian military personnel of World War II