John "Ian" Scanlon (13 July 1952) is a Scottish former professional

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. During his playing career Scanlon represented

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, St Mirren and English club

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Career

Scanlon moved from East Stirlingshire to Notts County for a fee of £10,000. In November 1974 he scored a

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against

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, taking 165 seconds from the first to the third goal, a club record. In 1977, after being dropped for a game against

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, Scanlon walked out on Notts County. After openly considering retirement from football, and making false claims to have inherited money, he joined

. Scanlon won the

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with Aberdeen in 1979–80, before being sold to St Mirren in part exchange for

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. He played 140 games for the Saints, scoring 40 goals, including competing in the

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in 1983–84 and 1985–86 before retiring in May 1986.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Honours

With Aberdeen: *

** Winner - 1979–80 *

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**Runner-up - 1979–80

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* Living people 1958 births Aberdeen F.C. players St Mirren F.C. players East Stirlingshire F.C. players Notts County F.C. players Scottish men's footballers Scottish Football League players English Football League players Men's association football wingers 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1950s-stub