Clifford McIlwaine
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| Nationality | British (Northern Irish) | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 1952 [1] Belfast, Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Badminton | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Malone Holy Trinity BC | |||||||||||||||||
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Clifford Ennis McIlwaine (born April 1952), is a former international badminton player from Northern Ireland who competed at the Commonwealth Games and was a five-time champion of Ireland.
Biography
McIlwaine started playing badminton as a 12-year-old at the Malone club and played cricket for the Irish Schools as a wicketkeeper.[1] He studied at Queen's University Belfast.[2] He later played for the Holy Trinity club,[3] represented Ulster at provincial level[4] and all-Ireland at international level.[5]
Primarily a doubles specialist he formed a successful men's doubles partnership with David Doherty and also partnered Bill Thompson in men's doubles[6] and Dorothy Cunningham in mixed doubles.[7]
McIlwaine represented the Northern Irish team[8] at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia,[9] where he competed in the two events.[10]
By November 1979 he had earned 35 Irish caps and took a two-year appointment as the Irish U18 coach.[1] In February 1981 he set a new Irish record when he earned his 46th cap, breaking the previous record set by Ken Carlisle.[11]
He was a five-time Irish doubles champion at the Irish National Badminton Championships, winning themen's doubles in 1972, 1973, 1974, 1978 and 1981.[12][13]
References
- ^ a b c "Badminton". Ireland's Saturday Night. 17 November 1979. p. 4. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Surprise as McIlwaine is dropped". Belfast Telegraph. 1 March 1974. p. 26. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ [hhttps://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0002318/19820217/555/0021 "Alpha set to retain title"]. Belfast Telegraph. 17 February 1982. p. 21. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Incentive for Ulster players". Belfast News-Letter. 27 October 1978. p. 16. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ireland confident of victory". Belfast News-Letter. 4 December 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Badminton". Daily Record. 15 January 1981. p. 29. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ulster stars defend titles". Belfast News-Letter. 12 December 1975. p. 18. Retrieved 16 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "No cuts, so 72 head off to Brisbane". Belfast News-Letter. 6 July 1982. p. 12. Retrieved 18 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Ursula Jumps For Joy". Belfast Telegraph. 6 July 1982. p. 18. Retrieved 18 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Northern Ireland Brisbane 1982". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ^ "Badminton". Belfast News-Letter. 19 February 1981. p. 14. Retrieved 17 March 2026 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Irish Senior Nationals Winners". Badminton Ireland. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
- ^ "Badminton Ireland National Champions Men's Doubles 1912-Present". Eirball. Retrieved 18 March 2026.