| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | John Scanlon | ||
| Date of birth | (1952-07-13)13 July 1952 (age 73) | ||
| Place of birth | Birkenshaw, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||
| Position | 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 professionalfootballer. During his playing career Scanlon representedEast Stirlingshire,Aberdeen,St Mirren and English clubNotts County.
Scanlon moved from East Stirlingshire to Notts County for a fee of £10,000.[2] In November 1974 he scored ahat-trick againstSheffield Wednesday, taking 165 seconds from the first to the third goal, a club record.[2] In 1977, after being dropped for a game againstCarlisle United, Scanlon walked out on Notts County.[2] After openly considering retirement from football, and making false claims to have inherited money, he joinedAberdeen.[2] Scanlon won theScottish Football League Premier Division with Aberdeen in1979–80,[3] before being sold toSt Mirren in part exchange forPeter Weir.[2] He played 140 games for the Saints, scoring 40 goals, including competing in theUEFA Cup in1983–84 and1985–86 before retiring in May 1986.[4][5][6]
| 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 | ||
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