Burnley legend McIlroy dies

– Former Northern Ireland international and Burnley attacking midfielder Jimmy McIlroy has died at the age of 86, the Premier League club said yesterday.

McIlroy is regarded as Burnley’s finest player and was a central figure in the team who won the English title in 1960.

Signed by the Clarets from Glentoran in 1950, McIlroy was capped 55 times by Northern Ireland.

Burnley named a stand at their Turf Moor ground and McIlroy continued to live in the Lancashire town. – AFP