Ian Scanlon
Scottish footballer
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John "Ian" Scanlon (13 July 1952) is a Scottish former professional footballer. During his playing career Scanlon represented East Stirlingshire, Aberdeen, St Mirren and English club Notts County.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Scanlon | ||
| Date of birth | 13 July 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Birkenshaw, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Viewpark Boys Guild | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1972 | East Stirlingshire | 42 | (18) |
| 1972–1977 | Notts County | 111 | (31) |
| 1977–1981 | Aberdeen | 92 | (12) |
| 1981–1986 | St Mirren | 98 | (28) |
| Total | 343 | (89) | |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Scanlon moved from East Stirlingshire to Notts County for a fee of £10,000.[2] In November 1974 he scored a hat-trick against Sheffield Wednesday, taking 165 seconds from the first to the third goal, a club record.[2] In 1977, after being dropped for a game against Carlisle United, Scanlon walked out on Notts County.[2] After openly considering retirement from football, and making false claims to have inherited money, he joined Aberdeen.[2] Scanlon won the Scottish Football League Premier Division with Aberdeen in 1979–80,[3] before being sold to St Mirren in part exchange for Peter Weir.[2] He played 140 games for the Saints, scoring 40 goals, including competing in the UEFA Cup in 1983–84 and 1985–86 before retiring in May 1986.[4][5][6]
Career statistics
| Club | Seasons | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Aberdeen | 1977-78 | Scottish Premier Division | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 1978-79 | 29 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 44 | 6 | ||
| 1979-80 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 8 | ||
| 1980-81 | 33 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 43 | 5 | ||
| Total | 92 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 131 | 20 | ||
| St Mirren | 1981-82 | Scottish Premier Division | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1982-83 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1983-84 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1984-85 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| 1985-86 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Total | 98 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 140 | 40 | ||
Honours
With Aberdeen:
- Scottish Football League Premier Division
- Winner - 1979–80
- Scottish Cup
- Runner-up - 1978
- Scottish League Cup
- Runner-up - 1979–80
