Ian Scanlon

Ian Scanlon

Personal information
Full name	John Scanlon
Date of birth	(1952-07-13) 13 July 1952 (age 72)
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

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.

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

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club[6][7]	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

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. Archived from the original on 1 March 2010. 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.

External links

• Ian Scanlon at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database