Cecil Irwin (footballer)

Cecil Irwin (born 8 April 1942) is an English retired footballer who played as a right-back for Sunderland.^[1]

Irwin made his debut for Sunderland on 20 September 1958 against Ipswich Town in a 2–0 defeat at Roker Park.^[2] He went on to make 313 league appearances, scoring just a single goal at his time with the club.^[3]

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.^[4][5] He moved on to play for Ashington, also managing the Colliers for a year.^{[citation needed]}

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,^[6] but unable to stick in the new league and being let go after relegation the next year.^{[citation needed]}