John McEwan (16 September 1903 – 10 October 1957) was a Scottish

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who played as a

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. His only club at the professional level was

Kilmarnock Kilmarnock ( ; ; , ), meaning "the church of Mernóc", is a town and former burgh in East Ayrshire situated in southwest Scotland. The town has served as the administrative centre of East Ayrshire Council since 1996 and is the region's main ...

, where he spent twelve seasons. He began his career with local

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Darvel Darvel (, ) is a town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Loudoun, Irvine Valley and is sometimes referred to as "The Lang Toon" (). The town's Latin motto, , means "Not for ourselves, but for others". History Prehis ...

and Irvine Meadow before joining Kilmarnock in 1923. He quickly became a regular in the side, and was on the field when ''Killie'' won the

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1929 This year marked the end of a period known in American history as the Roaring Twenties after the Wall Street Crash of 1929 ushered in a worldwide Great Depression. In the Americas, an agreement was brokered to end the Cristero War, a Catholic ...

Scottish Cup Surprise Kilmarnock's Great Victory Over Rangers
The Glasgow Herald, 8 April 1929 and finished runners-up after a replay in

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.Rangers Win The Cup Kilmarnock Well Beaten
The Glasgow Herald, 21 April 1932 He made 395 appearances in the cup and

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, and visited North America (the club's first tour overseas) in the summer of 1930.Kilmarnock Tour, 1930
Colin Jose, Canadian Soccer History, 2015

References

1903 births 1957 deaths Scottish men's footballers Men's association football wing halves Kilmarnock F.C. players Darvel F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Irvine Meadow XI F.C. players Scottish Football League players Footballers from Hurlford 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-midfielder-1900s-stub