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Ian Scanlon

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ian Scanlon

| image =

| fullname = John Scanlon

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1952|7|13|df=y}}

| birth_place = Birkenshaw, Scotland

| height =

| position = Winger

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = Viewpark Boys Guild

| years1 = 1970–1972

| clubs1 = East Stirlingshire

| caps1 = 42

| goals1 = 18

| years2 = 1972–1977

| clubs2 = Notts County

| caps2 = 111

| goals2 = 31

| years3 = 1977–1981

| clubs3 = Aberdeen

| caps3 = 92

| goals3 = 12

| years4 = 1981–1986

| clubs4 = St Mirren

| caps4 = 98

| goals4 = 28

| totalcaps = 343

| totalgoals = 89

}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://www.thisisnottingham.co.uk/news/Forte-hat-trick-brings-memories-Scanlon/article-489473-detail/article.html|title=Forte hat-trick brings back memories of Scanlon|publisher=This Is Nottingham|date=2008-11-20|access-date=2009-12-23}} In November 1974 he scored a hat-trick against Sheffield Wednesday, taking 165 seconds from the first to the third goal, a club record. In 1977, after being dropped for a game against Carlisle United, Scanlon walked out on Notts County. After openly considering retirement from football, and making false claims to have inherited money, he joined Aberdeen. Scanlon won the Scottish Football League Premier Division with Aberdeen in 1979–80,{{cite web|url=http://www.afc.premiumtv.co.uk/articles/aberdeen-v-hibs-classic-match-1-20081001_2212158_1410005|title=CHAMPIONS - ABERDEEN CLINCH THE TITLE AT EASTER ROAD IN 1980|publisher=Aberdeen F.C.|date=2008-10-01|access-date=2009-12-23|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120731063610/http://www.afc.premiumtv.co.uk/articles/aberdeen-v-hibs-classic-match-1-20081001_2212158_1410005|archivedate=31 July 2012}} before being sold to St Mirren in part exchange for Peter Weir. 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.{{cite web|url=http://www.stmirren.info/id109.html|title=Player profiles S|publisher=ST Mirren Info|access-date=2009-12-23|archive-date=1 March 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100301045323/http://www.stmirren.info/id109.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=UEFA Cup 1983–84|url=http://www.stmirren.info/id117.html|publisher=St Mirren Info|access-date=2009-12-23}}{{cite web|title=UEFA Cup 1985–86|url=http://www.stmirren.info/id118.html|publisher=St Mirren Info|access-date=2009-12-23}}

Career statistics

= Club =

= Appearances and goals by club, season and competition =

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

! rowspan="2" |Club{{Cite web |title=Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile |url=https://afcheritage.org/Team/CurrentSquad/player_show.cfm?player_id=334 |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=afcheritage.org}}{{Cite web |title=Past Saints - S |url=https://www.stmirren.info/past-saints-s |access-date=2023-04-14 |website=StMirren.info |language=en}}

! rowspan="2" |Seasons

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |Scottish Cup

! colspan="2" |League Cup

! colspan="2" |Europe

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="5" |Aberdeen

|1977-78

| rowspan="4" |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

colspan="2" |Total

!92

!12

!11

!6

!18

!2

!10

!0

!131

!20

rowspan="6" |St Mirren

|1981-82

| rowspan="5" |Scottish Premier Division

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

1982-83

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

1983-84

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

1984-85

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

1985-86

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

| -

colspan="2" |Total

!98

!28

!-

!-

!-

!-

!-

!-

!140

!40

Honours

With Aberdeen:

References

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External links

  • {{NeilBrownPlayers|player/ianscanlon}}

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Category:Living people

Category:1958 births

Category:Aberdeen F.C. players

Category:St Mirren F.C. players

Category:East Stirlingshire F.C. players

Category:Notts County F.C. players

Category:Scottish men's footballers

Category:Scottish Football League players

Category:English Football League players

Category:Men's association football wingers

Category:20th-century Scottish sportsmen

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