# Willie Irvine

> William John Irvine was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a centre forward. Born in Eden, County Antrim, into a large family, he grew up in the nearby town of Carrickfergus. He did well at school, but chose to pursue a career in professional football and initially played for local club Linfield. After a spell in amateur football, Irvine travelled to England for a trial with Burnley at the age of 16. He was offered a professional deal and spent three years playing for the youth and reserve teams, before making his senior debut at the end of the 1962-63 season. Over the following seasons, Irvine became a regular feature of the Burnley team and in the 1965-66 campaign, he scored 29 goals and was the highest goalscorer in the Football League First Division.

*Northern Irish footballer (1943-2025)*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/willie-irvine

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Football / Soccer Player ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q937857))
- **Category:** Footballers
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1943-06-18
- **Died:** 2025-07-26
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 47.4
- **Momentum:** 19.3

## Sources
- [ولی اروائن](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%84%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%86)
- [ويلي إيرفاين (لاعب كرة قدم مواليد 1943)](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A_%D8%A5%D9%8A%D8%B1%D9%81%D8%A7%D9%8A%D9%86_(%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%B9%D8%A8_%D9%83%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85_%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%8A%D8%AF_1943))
- [ويلى ايرڤين](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%89_%D8%A7%D9%8A%D8%B1%DA%A4%D9%8A%D9%86)
- [Willie Irvine](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Irvine)
- [Willie Irvine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Irvine)
- [Willie Irvine](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Irvine)
- [ویلی اروین](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%DB%8C_%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%86)
- [Willie Irvine](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Irvine)
- [Willie Irvine](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Irvine)
- [Ирвин, Уилли](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%98%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD%2C_%D0%A3%D0%B8%D0%BB%D0%BB%D0%B8)
- [Віллі Ірвін](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BB%D0%BB%D1%96_%D0%86%D1%80%D0%B2%D1%96%D0%BD)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q971110)

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