Ian Scanlon

Ian Scanlon
Personal information
Full nameJohn Scanlon
Date of birth13 July 1952
Place of birthBirkenshaw, Scotland
Playing positionWinger
Youth career
Viewpark Boys Guild
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1970–1972East Stirlingshire42(18)
1972–1977Notts County111(31)
1977–1981Aberdeen92(13)
1981–1986St Mirren98(28)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (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]

Honours

With Aberdeen:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Forte hat-trick brings back memories of Scanlon". This Is Nottingham. 2008-11-20. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  2. ↑ "CHAMPIONS - ABERDEEN CLINCH THE TITLE AT EASTER ROAD IN 1980". Aberdeen F.C. 2008-10-01. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  3. ↑ "Player profiles S". ST Mirren Info. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  4. ↑ "UEFA Cup 1983-84". St Mirren Info. Retrieved 2009-12-23.
  5. ↑ "UEFA Cup 1985-86". St Mirren Info. Retrieved 2009-12-23.

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