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Jimmy MacEwan

Biography

Jimmy initially featured in two trial games while an East Craigie player in November 1947 and he impressed enough to be signed up by manager Arch Anderson. He was a regular in the team for the rest of the 1947-48 campaign, featuring on both wings before becoming our regular outside right for the 1948-49 season. He was called up for his national service with the RAF that summer and during the following two campaigns he featured when on leave. After being demobbed in May 1951, he went on to join Raith Rovers the following month and he spent the majority…Read moreRead less
Jimmy initially featured in two trial games while an East Craigie player in November 1947 and he impressed enough to be signed up by manager Arch Anderson. He was a regular in the team for the rest of the 1947-48 campaign, featuring on both wings before becoming our regular outside right for the 1948-49 season. He was called up for his national service with the RAF that summer and during the following two campaigns he featured when on leave. After being demobbed in May 1951, he went on to join Raith Rovers the following month and he spent the majority of the 1950s with the Kirkcaldy club before moving down south to play for Aston Villa and Walsall.

Statistics

Apps
79
Goals
24
Yellow cards
-
Red cards
-
Goals/game
0.30
Minutes
7140
Seasons
4
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1950-5114400
1949-5010200
1948-49321400
1947-4823400

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 9 Nov 1947 · Left: 15 Jun 1951

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Archie Anderson1 Nov 194719 Apr 194955
Alec Cheyne10 Sep 194924 Mar 195124

Timeline

  1. Born

    Dundee

  3. Signed

  7. Recorded contract end

  8. Died

    Birmingham, England

Appearances (79)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
24 Mar 1951 Arbroath 1–3 Queen of South Division B1950-51 L
10 Feb 1951 Dunfermline 5–1 Arbroath Division B1950-51 L
27 Jan 1951 Queen's Park 3–1 Arbroath Scottish Cup1950-51 L
6 Jan 1951 Arbroath 3–2 Dumbarton Division B1950-51 W
2 Jan 1951 Stirling 4–0 Arbroath Division B1950-51 L
1 Jan 1951 Arbroath 2–1 Forfar Division B1950-51 W
30 Dec 1950 Kilmarnock 1–1 Arbroath Division B1950-51 D
23 Dec 1950 Arbroath 5–1 Stenhousemuir Division B1950-51 W
9 Dec 1950 Arbroath 0–3 Albion Rovers Division B1950-51 L
18 Nov 1950 Arbroath 3–4 Alloa Division B1950-51 L
4 Nov 1950 Arbroath 1–1 Dunfermline Division B1950-51 D
21 Oct 1950 Dundee United 3–4 Arbroath Division B1950-51 W
7 Oct 1950 Dumbarton 0–2 Arbroath Division B1950-51 W
12 Aug 1950 Albion Rovers 3–2 Arbroath Scottish League Cup1950-51 L
6 May 1950 Dundee 1–1 a.e.t. Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1949-50 D
1 Apr 1950 Arbroath 2–1 Dunfermline Division B1949-50 W
14 Jan 1950 Arbroath 1–3 St Johnstone Division B1949-50 L
3 Jan 1950 Arbroath 2–3 Hamilton Accies Division B1949-50 L
2 Jan 1950 Forfar 3–1 Arbroath Division B1949-50 L
24 Dec 1949 Dumbarton 4–2 Arbroath Division B1949-50 L
10 Dec 1949 Albion Rovers 0–1 Arbroath Division B1949-50 W
12 Nov 1949 Arbroath 2–2 Airdrie (Old) Division B1949-50 D
15 Oct 1949 St Johnstone 2–1 Arbroath Division B1949-50 L
10 Sep 1949 Arbroath 1–1 Dumbarton Division B1949-50 D
19 Apr 1949Neutral venue Hamilton Accies 4–0 Arbroath Supplementary Cup1948-49 L
16 Apr 1949 Stenhousemuir 1–0 Arbroath Division B1948-49 L
13 Apr 1949 Brechin City 3–4 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1948-49 W
9 Apr 1949 Arbroath 1–0 Dundee United Division B1948-49 W
26 Mar 1949 Hamilton Accies 3–2 Arbroath Division B1948-49 L
19 Mar 1949 Arbroath 2–2 Cowdenbeath Division B1948-49 D

Goals scored (24)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
24 Mar 1951 Arbroath 1–3 Queen of South Division B1950-51 L 35′
6 Jan 1951 Arbroath 3–2 Dumbarton Division B1950-51 W 1′
30 Dec 1950 Kilmarnock 1–1 Arbroath Division B1950-51 D 35′
21 Oct 1950 Dundee United 3–4 Arbroath Division B1950-51 W 8′
2 Jan 1950 Forfar 3–1 Arbroath Division B1949-50 L 36′
15 Oct 1949 St Johnstone 2–1 Arbroath Division B1949-50 L 7′
13 Apr 1949 Brechin City 3–4 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1948-49 W 20′
13 Apr 1949 Brechin City 3–4 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1948-49 W 33′
26 Mar 1949 Hamilton Accies 3–2 Arbroath Division B1948-49 L 26′
19 Mar 1949 Arbroath 2–2 Cowdenbeath Division B1948-49 D 38′
26 Feb 1949 Arbroath 3–3 Airdrie (Old) Division B1948-49 D 61′
29 Jan 1949 Arbroath 3–0 Dumbarton Division B1948-49 W 69′
22 Jan 1949 Arbroath 3–4 Partick Thistle Scottish Cup1948-49 L 47′
1 Jan 1949 Arbroath 2–1 Stirling Division B1948-49 W 42′
11 Dec 1948 Arbroath 5–1 Hamilton Accies Division B1948-49 W 5′
11 Dec 1948 Arbroath 5–1 Hamilton Accies Division B1948-49 W 38′
11 Dec 1948 Arbroath 5–1 Hamilton Accies Division B1948-49 W 62′
4 Dec 1948 Cowdenbeath 0–3 Arbroath Division B1948-49 W 85′
27 Nov 1948 Queen's Park 3–1 Arbroath Division B1948-49 L 20′
20 Sep 1948 Arbroath 5–0 Dundee Forfarshire Cup1948-49 W 66′
14 Apr 1948 Forfar 2–3 Arbroath Forfarshire Cup1947-48 W 20′
10 Jan 1948 Arbroath 6–0 Dundee United Division B1947-48 W 32′
1 Jan 1948 Arbroath 2–0 St Johnstone Division B1947-48 W 17′
20 Dec 1947 Arbroath 2–1 Dunfermline Division B1947-48 W 5′