| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stanley McEwan | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1957 | ||
| Place of birth | Newmains, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1974–1982 | Blackpool | 213 | (24) |
| 1982–1984 | Exeter City | 65 | (15) |
| 1984–1988 | Hull City | 113 | (25) |
| 1988–1989 | Wigan Athletic | 29 | (4) |
| 1989–1990 | Hartlepool United | 14 | (2) |
| 1989–1990 | Boston United | 16 | (2) |
| Total | 450 | (72) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Stanley McEwan (born 8 June 1957) is a Scottish former professional footballer. He spent eight years at Blackpool in the 1970s and 1980s, making over 200 Football League appearances for the club. He also played for four other professional clubs in his career. His position was as a defender.
Newmains-born McEwan made his debut for Harry Potts' Blackpool midway through the 1975–76 season, in a single-goal victory over Leyton Orient at Bloomfield Road on 12 December 1975. [1] He went on to make sixteen further appearances in the league that season, as well as two in the FA Cup.
In 1976–77, under new manager, compatriot Allan Brown, McEwan made eleven league appearances; [2] however, the following season, 1977–78, he was given an extended run in the team, making 39 league appearances. He also scored his first goal for the club, in a 2–2 draw at Crystal Palace on 25 April. [3]
McEwan was ever-present in Blackpool's 53 league and cup games in 1978–79, under Bob Stokoe, his third manager in his time at the club. He scored five league goals (four from the penalty spot), including two in a 5–0 home victory over Shrewsbury Town on 20 March. He also scored one penalty in the FA Cup and two goals (one a penalty) in the League Cup. [4]
Stan Ternent replaced Stokoe for the start of the 1979–80 campaign. He made 25 league appearances before Ternent was sacked. Former 'Pool player Alan Ball was installed as Ternent's successor, and McEwan went on to make a further fourteen appearances during the remainder of the league calendar. He scored twelve goals, including five penalties. His two goals gave Blackpool victory in a Lancashire derby with Blackburn Rovers at Bloomfield Road on 22 September, and his penalty at Reading on 26 April was the only goal of the game. In addition, he scored two cup goals, one in each competition, which put him at the top of the club's overall goalscoring chart for the season. [5]
McEwan made 24 league appearances under Ball during 1980–81. Ball was fired in the New Year, and was replaced by Allan Brown for his second stint in charge during McEwan's Blackpool career. Ball had omitted McEwan from the team for his final eight games in charge, but Brown reinstated him to the line-up for his first game back in the hot seat and the subsequent eleven games leading up to Blackpool's relegation to Division Four. [6]
In McEwan's final season at the seaside, 1981–82, saw him make 25 league appearances. His final appearance for the club occurred on 27 March, in a 2–2 draw with Peterborough United at Bloomfield Road. [7]
McEwan left Blackpool in March 1982 to join Exeter City. He made 65 league appearances in two years for the Grecians, scoring fifteen goals. In 1984, he joined Hull City, and went on to make 113 league appearances for the club, scoring 25 goals. Four years later, he signed for Wigan Athletic. He made 29 league appearances for the Latics and scored four goals. He rounded off his professional career with an equally-brief spell with Hartlepool United in 1989, making fourteen league appearances and finding the net on two occasions.
McEwan moved into non-League football with Boston United in 1990.
Brian Peterson is a South African professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the 1950s and 1960s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a forward.
The 1903–04 season was Blackpool F.C.'s seventh season in the Football League. They competed in the eighteen-team Division Two, then the second tier of English football, finishing fifteenth.
The 1970–71 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 63rd season in the Football League. They competed in the 22-team Division One, then the top tier of English football, finishing bottom. As a result, they were relegated back to Division Two a season after their promotion from it, and did not compete in the top flight again until 2010–11.
The 1979–80 season was Blackpool F.C.'s 72nd season in the Football League. They competed in the 24-team Division Three, then the third tier of English football, finishing eighteenth.
William Anderton was an English professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the 1900s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He played in midfield.
Joe Bainbridge was an English professional footballer. He spent ten years at Blackpool in the 1900s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a centre-forward.
Louis Cardwell was an English professional footballer. A defender, he spent six years at Blackpool in the 1930s, making over 100 the Football League appearances for the club, and helping them to win promotion out of the Second Division in 1936–37. He later played for Manchester City, Netherfield, and Crewe Alexandra.
John W. Charles was an English professional footballer. He spent his entire professional career at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 200 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a midfielder.
James Connor was a Scottish professional footballer. He spent his entire career at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making almost 300 Football League appearances for the club.
Robert Crewdson was an English professional footballer. He spent nine years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 200 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender.
Percy Downes was an English professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the early 20th century, making over 150 Football League appearances for the club, and over 350 league appearances in total. He played as a midfielder.
Thomas William Jones was an English professional footballer. He spent five years at Blackpool in the 1930s, making over 150 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a forward.
John Green was an English professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He played 250 league games in the English Football League.
Harold Keenan was an English professional footballer. He spent his entire professional career with Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He played as a defender.
James Leaver was an English professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the early 1900s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. Born in Blackburn, he played as a defender.
Alexander McGinn was a Scottish professional footballer. He spent six years at Blackpool in the 1920s, making over 100 Football League appearances for the club. He also played for Bradford City and Halifax Town.
Barrie Martin was an English professional footballer. He spent seven years at Blackpool in the 1950s and 1960s, making almost 200 Football League appearances for the club.
John Meredith was an English professional footballer. He spent five years at Blackpool in the 1920s, making almost 200 Football League appearances for the club.
Terence Pashley is an English former professional footballer. He played for Burnley, Blackpool and Bury in the 1970s and 1980s, making well over 400 Football League appearances for the three clubs. His position was as a defender, specifically a left full-back. He now works as a coach for Burnley, with the club confirming on 16 October 2012 that he has taken on the role of caretaker manager.
James John Weston is an English former professional footballer. He spent five years at Blackpool in the early 1970s and 1980s, making over one hundred Football League appearances for the club. He also played for two other Football League clubs, namely Torquay United and Wigan Athletic. He played as a midfielder.