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{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jimmy McEwan
| name = Jimmy McEwan
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| fullname = James McEwan<ref name=nb/>
| fullname = James McEwan<ref name=nb/>
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1929|3|22}}<ref name=nb/>
| birth_date = 22 March 1929<ref name=nb/>
| birth_place = [[Dundee]]
| birth_place = [[Dundee]], Scotland
| death_date =
| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2017|11|28|1929|03|22}}
| death_place = [[Birmingham]], England
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Right wing]]
| position = [[Forward (association football)|Right wing]]
| years1 = 1947–1951 | clubs1 = [[Arbroath F.C.|Arbroath]] |caps1 = |goals1 =
| years1 = 1947–1951 | clubs1 = [[Arbroath F.C.|Arbroath]] |caps1 = |goals1 =
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| years3 = 1959–1966 | clubs3 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] |caps3 = 143 |goals3 = 28
| years3 = 1959–1966 | clubs3 = [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] |caps3 = 143 |goals3 = 28
| years4 = 1966–1967 | clubs4 = [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] |caps4 = 10 |goals4 = 1
| years4 = 1966–1967 | clubs4 = [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]] |caps4 = 10 |goals4 = 1
| totalcaps = | totalgoals =
| totalcaps = 362 | totalgoals = 83
| nationalyears1 = 1959
| nationalteam1 = [[List of Scottish Football League representative players#Scotland trial matches / SFL Centenary players|SFL trial v SFA]]
| nationalcaps1 = 1
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'''James McEwan''' (born [[Dundee]], {{birth date|df=yes|1929|3|22}})<ref name=AVFCstats>{{cite web |url=http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/845.html|title= Aston Villa Player Database |publisher=Jörn Mårtensson |accessdate=26 August 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Hugman|12432|accessdate=1 March 2017}}</ref> is a Scottish former professional [[association football]]er who usually played at right wing. He played for [[Arbroath F.C.|Arbroath]] and [[Raith Rovers]] in Scotland before settling in the West Midlands in England playing for [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]<ref name=HayesAZ>{{cite book |last=Hayes |first=Dean |title=The Villa Park Encyclopedia: A-Z of Aston Villa |publisher=Mainstream Publishing (2 October 1997)|pages=... |isbn=978-1-85158-959-3}}</ref> and [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]].<ref name=nb>[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player3/jimmymcewan.html Jimmy McEwan on Neil Brown's player database]</ref>
'''James McEwan''' (22 March 1929<ref name=AVFCstats>{{cite web |url=http://www.astonvillaplayerdatabase.com/845.html|title= Aston Villa Player Database |publisher=Jörn Mårtensson |access-date=26 August 2007}}</ref><ref>{{Hugman|12432|accessdate=1 March 2017}}</ref> – 28 November 2017)<ref name=bmd>[http://www.birminghammail.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/aston-villa-oldest-player-died-13316515 "Aston Villa's 'oldest player' has died" Birmingham Mail 28 November 2017]</ref> was a Scottish professional [[association football|footballer]], who usually played at right wing. He played for [[Arbroath F.C.|Arbroath]] and [[Raith Rovers]] in Scotland before settling in the West Midlands in England playing for [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]]<ref name=HayesAZ>{{cite book |last=Hayes |first=Dean |title=The Villa Park Encyclopedia: A-Z of Aston Villa |year=1997 |publisher=Mainstream Publishing (2 October 1997)|isbn=978-1-85158-959-3}}</ref> and [[Walsall F.C.|Walsall]].<ref name=nb>{{NeilBrownPlayers|player3/jimmymcewan}}</ref>

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==Style of play==

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McEwan usually played right wing but sometimes at inside right. He was described in the profile by Aston Villa's club historian as, "a craggy-and-hungry-looking outside-right, a player who hugged the touchline, cutting in when the ball was being moved along the opposite flank," and "With Raith he blossomed into a goalscoring right-winger-cum-centre-forward." He was a fast and tricky player with a useful goal scoring record. He had a [[Stanley Matthews]] style way he would side-step a full-back before delivering over a good cross.<ref name=jlprofile/>


==Arbroath==
==Arbroath==
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McEwan started his career with [[East Craigie F.C.|East Craigie]] in the [[Scottish Junior Football Association]] set up in his birth town of [[Dundee]].<ref name=nb/> From there he joined the senior ranks signing for Arbroath in the second tier of the [[Scottish Football League]]. At Arbroath he hit what the club's history suggests is the fastest ever goal at their [[Gayfield]] stadium, scoring after 10 seconds against [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]] on 6 January 1951. He was managed by Arch Anderson and then [[Alec Cheyne]].<ref name=arbhist>[http://www.arbroathfc.co.uk/about/club-history/ "Club History" arbroathfc.co.uk]</ref>

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Jimmy McEwan was with [[East Craigie F.C.|East Craigie]] in the [[Scottish Junior Football Association]] set up in his birth town of [[Dundee]].<ref name=nb/> From there he joined the senior ranks signing for Arbroath in the second tier of the [[Scottish Football League]]. At Arbroath he hit what the club's history suggests is the fastest ever goal at their [[Gayfield]] stadium scoring after 10 seconds against [[Dumbarton F.C.|Dumbarton]] on 6 January 1951. He was managed by Arch Anderson and then [[Alec Cheyne]].<ref name=arbhist>[http://www.arbroathfc.co.uk/about/club-history/ "Club History" arbroathfc.co.uk]</ref>


==Raith Rovers==
==Raith Rovers==


In 1951 he moved up a division to join [[Raith Rovers]]<ref name=nb/> in the Scottish top flight, a division they stayed in for all of that decade. McEwan and Raith ended their first season together with a fifth place finish in the league. Raith reached the [[1955-56 Scottish Cup]] semi final. They were eliminated in a replay by [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] who with [[Dave Mackay]] went on to beat Celtic in the final. In December of the same year Raith had their decade's most eye-catching single result when they beat Rangers 5-1 in [[Kirkcaldy]]. Raith appeared genuine title contenders for part of that season before finishing fourth, their best in McEwan's eight season at the club and their best since 1922. Their league form of that season was matched by a run to the [[1956-57 Scottish Cup]] semi final. Again they were eliminated in a replay by the team who won the trophy, in this case the [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] team of [[Alex Parker]].<ref name=wm>[http://www.qosfc.com/content-news.aspx?newsid=1215 "Willie McNaught" www.qosfc.com]</ref> He top scored at Raith for three seasons from 1956-59.<ref name=jlprofile/><ref name=memories>"Villa memories still brighten up Jimmy's days", Mat Kendrick, Birmingham Mail, 26 July 2017</ref> At different times McEwan played along side Raith Hall of Famers [[Willie McNaught]], [[Willie Penman]], [[Willie Polland]], [[Johnny Urquhart]] and [[Andy Young (footballer)|Andy Young]].
In 1951 he moved up a division to join [[Raith Rovers]]<ref name=nb/> in the Scottish top flight, a division they stayed in for all of that decade. McEwan and Raith ended their first season together with a fifth-place finish in the league. Raith reached the [[1955–56 Scottish Cup]] semi final. They were eliminated in a replay by [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] who with [[Dave Mackay]] went on to beat Celtic in the final. In December of the same year Raith had their decade's most eye-catching single result when they beat Rangers 5–1 in [[Kirkcaldy]]. Raith appeared genuine title contenders for part of that season before finishing fourth, their best in McEwan's eight season at the club and their best since 1922. Their league form of that season was matched by a run to the [[1956–57 Scottish Cup]] semi final. Again they were eliminated in a replay by the team who won the trophy, in this case the [[Falkirk F.C.|Falkirk]] team of [[Alex Parker]].<ref name=wm>[http://www.qosfc.com/content-news.aspx?newsid=1215 "Willie McNaught" www.qosfc.com]</ref> He was top scorer at Raith for three seasons from 1956 to 1959.<ref name=jlprofile/><ref name=memories>"Villa memories still brighten up Jimmy's days", Mat Kendrick, Birmingham Mail, 26 July 2017</ref> At different times McEwan played alongside Raith Hall of Famers [[Willie McNaught]], [[Willie Penman (footballer, born 1922)|Willie Penman]], [[Willie Polland]], [[Johnny Urquhart]] and [[Andy Young (footballer)|Andy Young]].


When at Raith he was selected to play for a Scottish Football League XI against a Scotland XI at [[Ibrox Stadium]] on 16 March 1959.<ref name=scot>"Scotland XI v. Scottish Football League XI." The Scottish Football Association Ltd ref WPA/HA.</ref> He left Raith at the end of that season.<ref name=nb/>
When at Raith, he was selected to play for a [[Scottish Football League XI]] against a Scotland XI at [[Ibrox Stadium|Ibrox]] on 16 March 1959<ref name=scot>"Scotland XI v. Scottish Football League XI." The Scottish Football Association Ltd ref WPA/HA.</ref> in a trial match prior to [[Scotland national football team|Scotland]] playing against [[England national football team|England]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley]] in the [[1958–59 British Home Championship]]. The league side won 6–5, with McEwan providing a cross for the first of three goals by [[John White (footballer, born 1937)|John White]].<ref>[http://partickthistleahistory.wikifoundry.com/page/1959+-+Scottish+League+v+Scotland+XI The selectors still have problems], The Bulletin, 17 March 1959</ref> McEwan was never selected for the full international side, or the SFL team in an inter-league fixture. He left Raith at the end of that season.<ref name=nb/>


==Aston Villa==
==Aston Villa==
Aston Villa bought him in 1959. McEwan helped Villa win the [[Football League Division Two]] championship in his first season for promotion to England's top flight. [[Les Smith (footballer, born 1927)|Les Smith]]'s [[achilles]] injury ultimately led to his retirement in 1960 opening a place on the team sheet at right wing. Given his chance, McEwan was an important player in attack at Villa teaming up well with [[Vic Crowe]] and [[Bobby Thomson (footballer, born 1937)|Bobby Thomson]]. In one game Villa beat [[Charlton Athletic]] 11-1 at Villa Park in November 1959 with all five Villa forwards scoring including five by [[Gerry Hitchens]]. That same season Villa reached the [[1959-60 FA Cup]] semi-final. In an all-midlands affair played at [[The Hawthorns]] in [[West Bromwich]], McEwan's club again lost to the eventual winners, this time [[Wolverhampton Wanderers]].<ref name=jlprofile/><ref name=villaway>"The Villa Way, 1874~1944" John Lerwill on softback</ref><ref name=memories/><ref name=super>"Aston Villa: the First Superclub: The Story of Aston ViIla 1874-2012" published on A & J L Solutions (August 27, 2012) ISBN-10: 0956983316 ISBN-13: 978-0956983312</ref>
Aston Villa bought him in 1959. McEwan helped Villa win the [[Football League Division Two]] championship in his first season for promotion to England's top flight. [[Les Smith (footballer, born 1927)|Les Smith]]'s [[achilles]] injury ultimately led to his retirement in 1960 opening a place on the team sheet at right wing. Given his chance, McEwan was an important player in attack at Villa teaming up well with [[Vic Crowe]] and [[Bobby Thomson (footballer, born 1937)|Bobby Thomson]]. In one game Villa beat [[Charlton Athletic]] 11–1 at Villa Park in November 1959 with all five Villa forwards scoring including five by [[Gerry Hitchens]]. That same season Villa reached the [[1959–60 FA Cup]] semi-final. In an all-West midlands affair played at [[The Hawthorns]] in [[West Bromwich]], McEwan's club again lost to the eventual winners, this time [[Wolverhampton Wanderers]].<ref name=jlprofile/><ref name=villaway>"The Villa Way, 1874~1944" John Lerwill on softback</ref><ref name=memories/><ref name=super>"Aston Villa: the First Superclub: The Story of Aston ViIla 1874-2012" published on A & J L Solutions (27 August 2012) {{ISBN|978-0956983312}}</ref>


On 27 September 1960 he played against ex-club Raith in a game to formally mark the switch on of the [[Starks Park]] floodlights. Raith won 2-1.<ref name=lhraith>[http://londonhearts.com/scores/a1960/raithrovers1961.htm "Results for Raith Rovers for 1960-61" londonhearts.com]</ref><ref name=lights>[http://www.footballzone.co.uk/aston-villa-fc-c-97_103_148/aston-villa-v-raith-rovers-1960-opening-of-the-new-flodlights-p-39907.html Aston Villa v Raith Rovers match programme, 27 September 1960. Note the page text is a welcome for McEwan back at Starks Park. The printer of the programme at the bottom of the page is a printer in Kirkcaldy. The season's fixture list on Londonhearts.com also says this game was played in Kirkcaldy]</ref> Villa reached the [[1961 Football League Cup Final]]. Villa won the inaugural version of the trophy beating [[Rotherham United]] 3-2 on aggregate. Seventh in the [[1961–62 Football League]] was his highest finish in England. His favourite Villa game was his first start of the season on 19 March 1966, 5-5 draw away at [[Tottenham Hotspur]], three days before his 37th birthday. His last game at Villa Park was on 6 April 1966 when he scored when captaining his team in a 1-1 draw against [[Manchester United]].<ref name=villares>[http://footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/LeagueTables/Season1965-66/ClubResults/1965-66AstonVilla.html "ASTON VILLA 1965/66 results" footballsite.co.uk]</ref> At Villa he scored 28 goals from 143 league games and 4 goals from 18 League Cup games. No goals from his 20 Villa FA Cup ties gave him totals of 181 games with 32 goals.<ref name=jlprofile/><ref name=villaway/><ref name=memories/><ref name=super/>
On 27 September 1960 he played against ex-club Raith in a game to formally mark the switch on of the [[Starks Park]] floodlights. Raith won 2–1.<ref name=lhraith>[http://londonhearts.com/scores/a1960/raithrovers1961.htm "Results for Raith Rovers for 1960-61" londonhearts.com]</ref><ref name=lights>[http://www.footballzone.co.uk/aston-villa-fc-c-97_103_148/aston-villa-v-raith-rovers-1960-opening-of-the-new-flodlights-p-39907.html Aston Villa v Raith Rovers match programme, 27 September 1960. Note the page text is a welcome for McEwan back at Starks Park. The printer of the programme at the bottom of the page is a printer in Kirkcaldy. The season's fixture list on Londonhearts.com also says this game was played in Kirkcaldy]</ref> Villa reached the [[1961 Football League Cup Final]]. Villa won the inaugural version of the trophy beating [[Rotherham United]] 3–2 on aggregate. Seventh in the [[1961–62 Football League]] was his highest finish in England. His favourite Villa game was his first start of the season on 19 March 1966, 5–5 draw away at [[Tottenham Hotspur]], three days before his 37th birthday. His last game at Villa Park was on 6 April 1966 when he scored when captaining his team in a 1–1 draw against [[Manchester United]].<ref name=villares>[http://footballsite.co.uk/Statistics/LeagueTables/Season1965-66/ClubResults/1965-66AstonVilla.html "ASTON VILLA 1965/66 results" footballsite.co.uk]</ref> At Villa he scored 28 goals from 143 league games and 4 goals from 18 League Cup games. No goals from his 20 Villa FA Cup ties gave him totals of 181 games with 32 goals.<ref name=jlprofile/><ref name=villaway/><ref name=memories/><ref name=super/>


The [[Birmingham Mail]] on 26 July 2017 reported they believed him to be Villa's oldest surviving ex-player.<ref name=memories/>
The [[Birmingham Mail]] on 26 July 2017 reported they believed him to be Villa's oldest surviving ex-player.<ref name=memories/>
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==Later days==
==Later days==
He worked at [[Ansells Brewery]], coached in [[South Africa]], and worked at the Social Security Offices in [[Handsworth, West Midlands|Handsworth]]. He played football for the Villa Old Stars into his 50s until forced to stop due to knee replacement operations. The 26 July Birmingham Mail article reported McEwan living in residential care. The article reported he had been in good health until 18 months previously when he developed a heart problem and early onset dementia.<ref name=memories/><ref name=jlprofile/><ref name=villaway/>
He worked at [[Ansells Brewery]] and worked at the Social Security Offices in [[Handsworth, West Midlands|Handsworth]]. He played football for the Villa Old Stars into his 50s until forced to stop due to knee replacement operations.<ref name=memories/><ref name=jlprofile/><ref name=villaway/>


McEwan died on 28 November 2017 of heart failure at the Madeleine House care home in Birmingham. He was 88. He had been in good health at the care home until around 18 months before his death when he developed heart trouble and late onset dementia. He is survived by sons Eric and Duncan.<ref name=bmd/>
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==Honours==


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==Style of play==
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Aston Villa;


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McEwan usually played right wing but sometimes at inside right. He was described in the profile by Aston Villa's club historian as, "a craggy-and-hungry-looking outside-right, a player who hugged the touchline, cutting in when the ball was being moved along the opposite flank," and "With Raith he blossomed into a goalscoring right-winger-cum-centre-forward." He was a fast and tricky player with a useful goal scoring record. He had a [[Stanley Matthews]] style way he would side-step a full-back before delivering over a good cross.<ref name=jlprofile/>
* 1959-60 Football League Division Two champions

* 1960-61 Football League Cup winners
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==Honours==
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'''Aston Villa'''
*[[Football League Second Division]]: [[1959–60 Football League Second Division|1959–60]]
*[[Football League Cup]]: [[1960–61 Football League Cup|1960–61]]<ref>{{cite book |first1=Leslie |first2=Jack |last1=Vernon |last2=Rollin |title=Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78 |year=1977 |publisher=Brickfield Publications Ltd |location=London |isbn=0354 09018 6 |page=505}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com/player3/jimmymcewan.html Jimmy McEwan], Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database


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Latest revision as of 21:43, 23 December 2024

Jimmy McEwan
Personal information
Full name James McEwan[1]
Date of birth 22 March 1929[1]
Place of birth Dundee, Scotland
Date of death 28 November 2017(2017-11-28) (aged 88)
Place of death Birmingham, England
Position(s) Right wing
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1947–1951 Arbroath
1951–1959 Raith Rovers 209 (53)
1959–1966 Aston Villa 143 (28)
1966–1967 Walsall 10 (1)
Total 362 (83)
International career
1959 SFL trial v SFA 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James McEwan (22 March 1929[2][3] – 28 November 2017)[4] was a Scottish professional footballer, who usually played at right wing. He played for Arbroath and Raith Rovers in Scotland before settling in the West Midlands in England playing for Aston Villa[5] and Walsall.[1]

Arbroath

[edit]

McEwan started his career with East Craigie in the Scottish Junior Football Association set up in his birth town of Dundee.[1] From there he joined the senior ranks signing for Arbroath in the second tier of the Scottish Football League. At Arbroath he hit what the club's history suggests is the fastest ever goal at their Gayfield stadium, scoring after 10 seconds against Dumbarton on 6 January 1951. He was managed by Arch Anderson and then Alec Cheyne.[6]

Raith Rovers

[edit]

In 1951 he moved up a division to join Raith Rovers[1] in the Scottish top flight, a division they stayed in for all of that decade. McEwan and Raith ended their first season together with a fifth-place finish in the league. Raith reached the 1955–56 Scottish Cup semi final. They were eliminated in a replay by Heart of Midlothian who with Dave Mackay went on to beat Celtic in the final. In December of the same year Raith had their decade's most eye-catching single result when they beat Rangers 5–1 in Kirkcaldy. Raith appeared genuine title contenders for part of that season before finishing fourth, their best in McEwan's eight season at the club and their best since 1922. Their league form of that season was matched by a run to the 1956–57 Scottish Cup semi final. Again they were eliminated in a replay by the team who won the trophy, in this case the Falkirk team of Alex Parker.[7] He was top scorer at Raith for three seasons from 1956 to 1959.[8][9] At different times McEwan played alongside Raith Hall of Famers Willie McNaught, Willie Penman, Willie Polland, Johnny Urquhart and Andy Young.

When at Raith, he was selected to play for a Scottish Football League XI against a Scotland XI at Ibrox on 16 March 1959[10] in a trial match prior to Scotland playing against England at Wembley in the 1958–59 British Home Championship. The league side won 6–5, with McEwan providing a cross for the first of three goals by John White.[11] McEwan was never selected for the full international side, or the SFL team in an inter-league fixture. He left Raith at the end of that season.[1]

Aston Villa

[edit]

Aston Villa bought him in 1959. McEwan helped Villa win the Football League Division Two championship in his first season for promotion to England's top flight. Les Smith's achilles injury ultimately led to his retirement in 1960 opening a place on the team sheet at right wing. Given his chance, McEwan was an important player in attack at Villa teaming up well with Vic Crowe and Bobby Thomson. In one game Villa beat Charlton Athletic 11–1 at Villa Park in November 1959 with all five Villa forwards scoring including five by Gerry Hitchens. That same season Villa reached the 1959–60 FA Cup semi-final. In an all-West midlands affair played at The Hawthorns in West Bromwich, McEwan's club again lost to the eventual winners, this time Wolverhampton Wanderers.[8][12][9][13]

On 27 September 1960 he played against ex-club Raith in a game to formally mark the switch on of the Starks Park floodlights. Raith won 2–1.[14][15] Villa reached the 1961 Football League Cup Final. Villa won the inaugural version of the trophy beating Rotherham United 3–2 on aggregate. Seventh in the 1961–62 Football League was his highest finish in England. His favourite Villa game was his first start of the season on 19 March 1966, 5–5 draw away at Tottenham Hotspur, three days before his 37th birthday. His last game at Villa Park was on 6 April 1966 when he scored when captaining his team in a 1–1 draw against Manchester United.[16] At Villa he scored 28 goals from 143 league games and 4 goals from 18 League Cup games. No goals from his 20 Villa FA Cup ties gave him totals of 181 games with 32 goals.[8][12][9][13]

The Birmingham Mail on 26 July 2017 reported they believed him to be Villa's oldest surviving ex-player.[9]

Walsall

[edit]

He left Villa in 1966 to play that season for Walsall. He then joined the coaching staff at Fellows Park remaining there until 1973.[9][8][12]

Later days

[edit]

He worked at Ansells Brewery and worked at the Social Security Offices in Handsworth. He played football for the Villa Old Stars into his 50s until forced to stop due to knee replacement operations.[9][8][12]

McEwan died on 28 November 2017 of heart failure at the Madeleine House care home in Birmingham. He was 88. He had been in good health at the care home until around 18 months before his death when he developed heart trouble and late onset dementia. He is survived by sons Eric and Duncan.[4]

Style of play

[edit]

McEwan usually played right wing but sometimes at inside right. He was described in the profile by Aston Villa's club historian as, "a craggy-and-hungry-looking outside-right, a player who hugged the touchline, cutting in when the ball was being moved along the opposite flank," and "With Raith he blossomed into a goalscoring right-winger-cum-centre-forward." He was a fast and tricky player with a useful goal scoring record. He had a Stanley Matthews style way he would side-step a full-back before delivering over a good cross.[8]

Honours

[edit]

Aston Villa

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Jimmy McEwan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
  2. ^ "Aston Villa Player Database". Jörn Mårtensson. Retrieved 26 August 2007.
  3. ^ "Jimmy McEwan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  4. ^ a b "Aston Villa's 'oldest player' has died" Birmingham Mail 28 November 2017
  5. ^ Hayes, Dean (1997). The Villa Park Encyclopedia: A-Z of Aston Villa. Mainstream Publishing (2 October 1997). ISBN 978-1-85158-959-3.
  6. ^ "Club History" arbroathfc.co.uk
  7. ^ "Willie McNaught" www.qosfc.com
  8. ^ a b c d e f Jimmy McEwan profile by John Lerwill
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Villa memories still brighten up Jimmy's days", Mat Kendrick, Birmingham Mail, 26 July 2017
  10. ^ "Scotland XI v. Scottish Football League XI." The Scottish Football Association Ltd ref WPA/HA.
  11. ^ The selectors still have problems, The Bulletin, 17 March 1959
  12. ^ a b c d "The Villa Way, 1874~1944" John Lerwill on softback
  13. ^ a b "Aston Villa: the First Superclub: The Story of Aston ViIla 1874-2012" published on A & J L Solutions (27 August 2012) ISBN 978-0956983312
  14. ^ "Results for Raith Rovers for 1960-61" londonhearts.com
  15. ^ Aston Villa v Raith Rovers match programme, 27 September 1960. Note the page text is a welcome for McEwan back at Starks Park. The printer of the programme at the bottom of the page is a printer in Kirkcaldy. The season's fixture list on Londonhearts.com also says this game was played in Kirkcaldy
  16. ^ "ASTON VILLA 1965/66 results" footballsite.co.uk
  17. ^ Vernon, Leslie; Rollin, Jack (1977). Rothmans Football Yearbook 1977–78. London: Brickfield Publications Ltd. p. 505. ISBN 0354 09018 6.
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