Willie Irvine
✓ Source-basedrisingNorthern Irish footballer (1943-2025)
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.
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As a boy, Irvine often visited Carrickfergus Castle.
Highbury Stadium, where Irvine made his Football League debut in 1963
Irvine scored his first goal in European football at Stuttgart's Neckarstadion on 20 September 1966.
Irvine scored his final two international goals in the Bloomfield Stadium in Tel Aviv, Israel.Teams 8
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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.
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