Ian Scanlon
Personal information
Full name John Scanlon
Date of birth (1952-07-13) 13 July 1952
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[6][7]

Club 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:

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "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. 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.
  • Ian Scanlon at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database


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