sm outh ▁colle agues ▁Will ie ▁H aines ▁and ▁Jerry ▁Mack ie , ▁in ▁a ▁ 5 – 0 ▁defeat ▁at ▁Pr eston . ▁Two ▁games ▁later , ▁Mc Il wa ine ▁was ▁injured ▁and ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁return ▁until ▁ 2 9 ▁November , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁played ▁at ▁centre ▁forward ▁replacing ▁Bill ▁F ras er ▁( who ▁had ▁taken ▁over ▁from ▁H aines ▁who ▁was ▁also ▁injured ). ▁He ▁scored ▁twice ▁in ▁his ▁first ▁match ▁at ▁No . 9 ▁but ▁after ▁six ▁matches ▁( in ▁which ▁he ▁scored ▁five ▁goals ) ▁H aines ▁returned ▁and ▁Mc Il wa ine ▁revert ed ▁to ▁centre ▁half , ▁replacing ▁Sh elle y . ▁Mc Il wa ine ▁retained ▁the ▁No . 5 ▁sh irt ▁for ▁the ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁with ▁the ▁" S ain ts " ▁finishing ▁in ▁mid - table . ▁ ▁Ch ad wick ▁res igned ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁and ▁was ▁replaced ▁by ▁George ▁Kay . ▁After ▁seven ▁matches ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 1 – 3 2 ▁season , ▁Kay ▁dropped ▁Mc Il wa ine ▁and ▁re called ▁Sh elle y . ▁For ▁the ▁remainder ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁Mc Il wa ine ▁was ▁in ▁and ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁side , ▁occasionally ▁playing ▁at ▁centre ▁forward . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁an ▁unh appy ▁Mc Il wa ine ▁refused ▁to ▁sign ▁a ▁new ▁contract ▁and ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁the ▁transfer ▁list ▁at ▁a ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 2 5 0 0 . ▁No ▁Football