Clifford McIlwaine

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. He later played for the Holy Trinity club, represented Ulster at provincial level and all-Ireland at international level.

Primarily a doubles specialist he formed a successful men's doubles partnership with David Doherty and also partnered Bill Thompson in men's doubles and Dorothy Cunningham in mixed doubles.

McIlwaine represented the Northern Irish team at the 1982 Commonwealth Games in Brisbane, Australia, where he competed in the two events.

By November 1979 he had earned 35 Irish caps and took a two-year appointment as the Irish U18 coach.

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.