John McKeown (footballer)
John McKeown (born 21 April 1981) is a former professional footballer who has played for several clubs in the Scottish Football League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shotts Bon Accord | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ipswich Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Ayr United | 4 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Dumbarton | 60 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Cowdenbeath | 65 | (2) |
| 2005–2008 | Stenhousemuir | 35 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | → Cumnock Juniors (delayed transfer) | ||
| 2011 | Wishaw Juniors | ||
| Total | 164 | (5) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Wishaw Juniors | ||
| 2014–2017 | Cumnock Juniors | ||
| 2018– | Shotts Bon Accord | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:29, 23 July 2018 (UTC) | |||
Career edit
Released by Ipswich Town as a teenager, McKeown made his league debut for Ayr United in a First Division game against Falkirk in May 2000.[1] He later played for Dumbarton, Cowdenbeath and Stenhousemuir and had a spell at Junior level with Cumnock Juniors.[2]
McKeown was forced to retire as a professional player at the age of twenty-seven due to problems with an arthritic hip.[3] He re-entered the game as player-coach of Wishaw Juniors in the summer of 2011, and was appointed manager of the club in October that year, eventually leading the club to their first promotion in thirty-eight years in 2014.[4][5]
In October 2014, McKeown was announced as the new manager of Cumnock Juniors.[6] He resigned from the club in October 2017 after a successful 3-year period at the club winning The super 1st Div title and leading the club to 2 cup finals and 5 semi finals.[7] The following month, McKeown joined the coaching staff at Cambuslang Rangers.[8]
On the 31 May 2018 McKeown became manager of Shotts Bon Accord. [9]
References edit
- ^ "Games played by John McKeown in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Arthur McTague (9 March 2006). "Warriors have to be on top form". Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Andrew Weston (20 June 2012). "Boss John McKeown happy to be back in football at Wishaw Juniors". Wishaw Press. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Andrew Weston (26 October 2011). "New Wishaw Juniors boss John McKeown has promotion in his sights". Wishaw Press. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
- ^ Thomson, Nick (1 May 2014). "Take a Place in History: Wishaw celebrate promotion". Daily Record. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
- ^ O'Donnell, Jim (17 October 2014). "New boss plans to 'Nock Talbot out of another cup". Evening Times. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
- ^ O'Donnell, Jim (10 October 2017). "Cumnock boss John McKeown resigns after run of defeats leaves them bottom of the table". Evening Times. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ Spooner, Murray (15 November 2017). "Juniors: Cambuslang boss glad to be in next round after potential tricky cup tie". Daily Record. Retrieved 21 February 2018.
- ^ "Experienced juniors boss takes manager's role at Shotts Bon Accord". 31 May 2018.
External links edit
- John McKeown at Soccerbase