Jock McEwan

Jock McEwan

Personal information
Date of birth	16 September 1903[1]
Place of birth	Hurlford, Scotland
Date of death	10 October 1957(1957-10-10) (aged 54)[1]
Place of death	Kilmarnock, Scotland
Position(s)	Left half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Darvel
	Irvine Meadow
1923–1935	Kilmarnock	353	(32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John McEwan (16 September 1903 – 10 October 1957) was a Scottish footballer who played as a left half. His only club at the professional level was Kilmarnock, where he spent twelve seasons.^[1][2]

He began his career with local junior teams Darvel and Irvine Meadow before joining Kilmarnock in 1923. He quickly became a regular in the side, and was on the field when Killie won the Scottish Cup in 1929^[3][4][5] and finished runners-up after a replay in 1932.^[6][7] He made 395 appearances in the cup and Scottish Football League Division One, and visited North America (the club's first tour overseas) in the summer of 1930.^[8]

References

1. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
2. (Kilmarnock player) McEwan, John, FitbaStats
3. Kilmarnock in History: Four games, three countries, five days, Kilmarnock FC, 22 June 2020
4. Scottish Cup Surprise | Kilmarnock's Great Victory Over Rangers, The Glasgow Herald, 8 April 1929
5. "06-04-1929 Rangers (N) Scottish Cup Final | Killie Win The Cup For The Second Time". KillieFC. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 9 March 2021.
6. Kilmarnock in History: The rise of James 'Bud' Maxwell, Kilmarnock FC, 29 June 2020
7. Rangers Win The Cup | Kilmarnock Well Beaten, The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1932
8. Kilmarnock Tour, 1930, Colin Jose, Canadian Soccer History, 2015