Ian Scanlon

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.

Ian Scanlon
Personal information
Full name John Scanlon
Date of birth (1952-07-13) 13 July 1952
Place of birth Birkenshaw, Scotland
Position(s) 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.[1] In November 1974 he scored a hat-trick against Sheffield Wednesday, taking 165 seconds from the first to the third goal, a club record.[1] In 1977, after being dropped for a game against Carlisle United, Scanlon walked out on Notts County.[1] After openly considering retirement from football, and making false claims to have inherited money, he joined Aberdeen.[1] Scanlon won the Scottish Football League Premier Division with Aberdeen in 1979–80,[2] before being sold to St Mirren in part exchange for Peter Weir.[1] 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.[3][4][5]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[6][7]
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:

References
  1. "Forte hat-trick brings back memories of Scanlon". This Is Nottingham. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  2. "CHAMPIONS - ABERDEEN CLINCH THE TITLE AT EASTER ROAD IN 1980". Aberdeen F.C. 1 October 2008. Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  3. "Player profiles S". ST Mirren Info. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  4. "UEFA Cup 1983–84". St Mirren Info. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  5. "UEFA Cup 1985–86". St Mirren Info. Retrieved 23 December 2009.
  6. "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  7. "Past Saints - S". StMirren.info. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  • Ian Scanlon at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database


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