Billy McEwan (footballer born 1951)
William Johnston McGowan "Billy" McEwan (born 20 June 1951) is a former Scottish football player and now manager. He had a 14 year playing career in the Scottish and English professional leagues, playing for seven different clubs. McEwan then undertook a coaching career; he has managed six different English league clubs, plus one club on a caretaker basis twice. McEwan is currently the manager of Antigua Barracuda.
Playing career
Born in Cleland, North Lanarkshire, McEwan started his playing career as a midfielder with Scottish non-League side Pumpherston Juniors before joining Hibernian in 1969, making 60 appearances and scoring two goals for the Edinburgh club. McEwan left Hibernian in May 1973 to join Blackpool, and went on to play for Brighton & Hove Albion, Chesterfield, Mansfield Town, Peterborough United and Rotherham United whom he left in the 1982–83 season.
Managerial career
McEwan's first coaching appointment was at Sheffield United after he replaced Ian Porterfield as manager on 27 March 1986. The following season Sheffield United finished ninth in Second Division after an unspectacular season. More disappointing performances in the 1987–88 season followed, and McEwan was forced to resign before taking over as manager of Rotherham United and guided them to the Fourth Division Championship in the 1988–89 season. McEwan later had a spell as manager at Darlington, but he was replaced by Alan Murray midway through his second season.
McEwan then spent nine years on the coaching team at Derby County. He was caretaker manager there twice in April to June 1995 and in January 2002, after the sackings of Roy McFarland and Colin Todd respectively. In 2003 he was sacked by the then manager John Gregory, but was restored into the post when he was found to have been unfairly dismissed.[1] Altogether he was on the coaching staff under five managers at Derby. He left Derby on 19 October 2004, saying "I am looking for a new challenge. The time was right for me to move on".[2]
McEwan was appointed as manager of York City on 10 February 2005,[3] where in his first full season he achieved a position of 8th in the Conference National. McEwan said that he rejected an offer from an unnamed Football League club to take over as their manager in October 2005.[4] During October 2006, he threatened to walk out on the club if the fans were not satisfied with his efforts.[5]
McEwan issued a public apology to York City's supporters and on loan West Bromwich Albion striker Rob Elvins after the teams home defeat to Conference bottom club Tamworth on 3 February 2007.[6] McEwan was named Conference Manager of the Month for April 2007, but was then sacked by York on 19 November 2007.[7]
McEwan was linked with the managerial vacancy at Mansfield Town in March 2008,[8] and he was appointed as their manager on a three-year contract on 4 July 2008.[9] McEwan was sacked by the club on 10 December.[10]
McEwan was appointed as technical director of the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association in March 2010 and in April was made manager of Antigua Barracuda.[11][12]
Honours
As a player
Hibernian
Mansfield Town
As a manager
Rotherham United
York City
Managerial statistics
- As of 10 December 2008.[13]
References
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McEwan, William Johnston McGowan |
| Alternative names |
McEwan, Billy |
| Short description |
Professional footballer and manager |
| Date of birth |
20 June 1951 |
| Place of birth |
Cleland, Scotland |
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