Ivor McIvor, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetIvor McIvor
Australian footballer
Date of Birth: 16-Sep-1917
Place of Birth: Fitzroy North, Victoria, Australia
Date of Death: 03-Apr-1997
Profession: Australian rules footballer
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Ivor McIvor
- Ivor Thomas McIvor (16 September 1917 – 3 April 1997) was an Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).McIvor, a key position player, came to Essendon from local side Don Rovers.
- He played two games late in the 1940 VFL season, then did not reappear in league football until 1944 due to the war.
- During the conflict, McIvor served in the Middle East and New Guinea.
- He returned to the VFL in round 17 of the 1944 season and kept his spot in the side for round 18 and both of Essendon's finals, including a preliminary final.
- McIvor's six other appearances for Essendon all came in 1946, a year he would finish in the Victorian Football Association (VFA), after moving to Camberwell mid-season, without a clearance.Despite limited appearances, McIvor was second in Camberwell's 1946 best and fairest award and was also runner-up in the VFL seconds best and fairest, from just four games with Essendon earlier in the year.
- McIvor played in Camberwell's seven-point loss to Sandringham in the 1946 VFA Grand Final.
- He remained with Camberwell in 1947 and was appointed club captain in the 1948 VFA season.
- His performances in 1948 were good enough for him to finish fifth in the J.
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- Liston Trophy.In 1949 and 1950, McIvor was captain-coach of VFA club Brunswick.
- He won Brunswick's best and fairest award in the 1949 VFA season.
- Late in the 1950 season, McIvor played a part in a controversial finish against his former club Camberwell.
- Brunswick trailed by a point when the bell rung, but the umpire did not hear it ring and 15 seconds later McIvor kicked a goal, which gave his side a five-point win.
- A protest by Camberwell was successful and the VFA declared the game as having "no result".He captain-coached the Euroa Football Club in 1951 and took them to the grand final, which they lost to Mansfield.
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