Jock Ewart

John Ewart (14 February 1891 – 22 June 1943) was a Scottish footballer who made over 280 appearances in the Football League for Bradford City as a goalkeeper. He also played in the Scottish League for Airdrieonians in two spells and won one cap for Scotland at international level. The SFA described him as "a goalkeeper who helped to perpetuate the myth of eccentricity required for the position".[2]

Jock Ewart
Personal information
Full name John Ewart[1]
Date of birth 14 February 1891
Place of birth Loanhead, Scotland
Date of death 22 June 1943(1943-06-22) (aged 52)[2]
Place of death Bellshill, Scotland[3]
Height 5 ft 11+1⁄2 in (1.82 m)[4]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
1906–1907 Douglas Park
1907 Bellshill Rovers
1907 Bellshill Athletic
1908–1909 Larkhall Thistle
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1909–1912 Airdrieonians 84 (0)
1912–1923 Bradford City 255 (0)
1923–1927 Airdrieonians 122 (0)
1927–1928 Bradford City 28 (0)
1928–1931 Preston North End 35 (0)
International career
1910–1911 Scottish League XI 2 (0)
1921 Scotland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

A goalkeeper, Ewart was born in Midlothian and raised in Bellshill;[3] he began his career with a number of junior clubs in Lanarkshire,[5] before joining Scottish League First Division club Airdrieonians in March 1909.[6] He moved to England to join First Division club Bradford City in May 1912 for £1,200, a then-record fee for a goalkeeper.[7] Either side of the First World War, Ewart made 302 appearances for the club,[8] before returning Airdrieonians for a £300 fee in July 1923.[6] In May 1927, Ewart returned to Bradford City, newly-relegated to the Third Division North, for a second spell, but lasted one season before seeing out his career with Second Division club Preston North End and retiring in 1931.[6] Shortly after his retirement, Ewart was suspended from football sine die by the FA for an alleged match fixing incident.[6][3]

At representative level, Ewart made two appearances for the Scottish League XI in 1910 and 1911.[1] He won a single full cap for Scotland in a 3–0 1920–21 British Home Championship win over England on 9 April 1921.[2] After retiring from football, Ewart returned to the game as a trainer.[6]

Personal life

Ewart spoke French and German and was a skilled flute, piccolo and violin player.[2] He served as a private during the First World War, firstly in the West Yorkshire Regiment and latterly in the Training Reserve.[9] Ewart was a publican later in life.[6][3]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 94. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. Jock Ewart at the Scottish Football Association
  3. Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
  4. Stapler (22 August 1921). "First Division prospects. Bradford City". Athletic News. Manchester. p. 5.
  5. "Ewart Jock Bradford City 1922". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  6. "Bantams Greats | Jock Ewart". Bradford City. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  7. Raw, David (15 June 2006). Bradford Pals. Pen and Sword. ISBN 9781473812635.
  8. "Players' Lexicon: E". Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  9. "John Ewart | Service Record". Football and the First World War. Retrieved 6 December 2017.


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