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Cecil Irwin (born 8 April 1942) was an English footballer who played for Sunderland.

Playing career

Irwin made his debut for Sunderland on 20 September 1958 against Ipswich Town in a 2–0 defeat at Roker Park.^[1] He went on to make 313 league appearances, scoring just a single goal at his time with the club.^[2]

Player-manager career

After finishing his stint with Sunderland, he moved on to Yeovil Town as a player-manager, staying with them from 1972 to 1975, when his contract was not renewed.^[3]^[4] He moved on to play for Ashington, also managing the Colliers for a year.^{[citation needed]}

Managerial career

Cecil continued to manage after his playing days were done, managing Ashington, just outside his hometown of Ellington twice more, first in 1996–98,^{[citation needed]} and again in 2000–02, the latter time managing his squad to promotion,^[5] but unable to stick in the new league and being let go after relegation the next year.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Sunderland 0–2 Ipswich Town". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
^ "Cecil Irwin". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2008.
^ "Yeovil Town Story Part 31". ciderspace. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
^ "Yeovil Town Story Part 32". ciderspace. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
^ Shotten, Brian. "Ashington AFC in the Northern League: 2nd Division Champions 2001". ashingtonafc.com. Retrieved 25 October 2010.

[1] "Sunderland 0–2 Ipswich Town". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 6 August 2008.

[2] "Cecil Irwin". The Stat Cat. Archived from the original on 31 August 2006. Retrieved 6 August 2008.

[3] "Yeovil Town Story Part 31". ciderspace. Retrieved 19 October 2010.

[4] "Yeovil Town Story Part 32". ciderspace. Archived from the original on 22 June 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2010.

[5] Shotten, Brian. "Ashington AFC in the Northern League: 2nd Division Champions 2001". ashingtonafc.com. Retrieved 25 October 2010.

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 '''Cecil Irwin''' (born 8 April 1942) was an English [[association football|footballer]] who played for [[Sunderland A.F.C.|Sunderland]].
-==Club career==
+==Playing career==
 Irwin made his debut for Sunderland on 20 September 1958 against [[Ipswich Town F.C.|Ipswich Town]] in a 2–0 defeat at [[Roker Park]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD2227.asp|title=Sunderland 0–2 Ipswich Town|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=2008-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004205707/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Imatchdets/IMD2227.asp|archive-date=4 October 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> He went on to make 313 league appearances, scoring just a single goal at his time with the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG476.asp|title=Cecil Irwin|publisher=The Stat Cat|accessdate=2008-08-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060831033609/http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Mplayers/MPG476.asp|archive-date=31 August 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-==Player/Manager career==
+==Player-manager career==
 After finishing his stint with Sunderland, he moved on to [[Yeovil Town F.C.|Yeovil Town]] as a player-manager, staying with them from 1972 to 1975, when his contract was not renewed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/history/yeovil-town-story31.asp|title=Yeovil Town Story Part 31|publisher=ciderspace|accessdate=2010-10-19}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/history/yeovil-town-story32.asp|title=Yeovil Town Story Part 32|publisher=ciderspace|accessdate=2010-10-19|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090622215725/http://www.ciderspace.co.uk/ASP/history/yeovil-town-story32.asp|archivedate=22 June 2009|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He moved on to play for [[Ashington A.F.C.|Ashington]], also managing the Colliers for a year.{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}}
-==Managing career==
+==Managerial career==
 Cecil continued to manage after his playing days were done, managing Ashington, just outside his hometown of Ellington twice more, first in 1996–98,{{Citation needed|date=October 2010}} and again in 2000–02, the latter time managing his squad to promotion,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ashingtonafc.com/index.php?page=northern-league4|title=Ashington AFC in the Northern League: 2nd Division Champions 2001|publisher=ashingtonafc.com|last1=Shotten|first1=Brian|accessdate=2010-10-25}}</ref> but unable to stick in the new league and being let go after relegation the next year.{{citation needed|date=October 2010}}