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Michael McAvoy

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Michael McAvoy
Personal information
Date of birth 1871
Place of birth Kilmarnock, Scotland
Date of death 1950 (aged 78–79)[1]
Place of death Paisley, Scotland
Position(s) Left half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Kilmarnock Athletic
1891–1896 Darwen 94 (7)
1896–1909 St Mirren   263 (10)
1909–1910 Abercorn  3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Michael McAvoy (1871–1950) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half, featuring for Darwen in England's Football League (making the move south along with Robert Maxwell),[2] then for St Mirren and Abercorn in the Scottish Football League.[3] He made over 300 appearances for St Mirren over 13 years with the Paisley club,[4] including the 1908 Scottish Cup Final, a defeat at the hands of Celtic[5] – after four losses at the semi-final stage of the competition in previous years.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  2. ^ Kilmarnock Athletic Players For Darwen F.C., Glasgow Evening Post: 7 December 1891, via Play Up Liverpool
  3. ^ a b John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
  4. ^ Player profiles Mc, StMirren.info
  5. ^ Football. | Scottish Cup–Final Tie., The Glasgow Herald, 20 April 1908