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{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
{{short description|Scottish footballer}}
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{{Infobox football biography
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Bob McEwan
| name = Bob McEwan
| image =
| image =
| fullname = Robert Blaikie McEwan<ref name="ENFA">{{ENFA}}</ref>
| fullname = Robert Blaikie McEwan<ref name=MJ />
| birth_date = 1882<ref name="ENFA"/>
| birth_date = 1881<ref name=MJ />
| birth_place = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland<ref name="ENFA"/>
| birth_place = [[Edinburgh]], Scotland<ref name=MJ />
| death_date = {{death year and age|1957|1881}}<ref>[https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/record-results?search_type=people&surname=Mcewan&surname_so=syn&forename=Robert%20blaikie&forename_so=starts&record_type=stat_deaths Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results], [[ScotlandsPeople]]</ref>
| death_date = 21 June 1957, Cramond<ref>Whiteford/ McEwan Family History, researched by Alastair Robert McEwan</ref>
| death_place = Edinburgh, Scotland
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Full Back]]
| position = [[Defender (association football)|Full Back]]
| years1 = 1896–1901 | clubs1 = Edinburgh Rosebery | caps1 = |goals1 =
| years1 = 1896–1901 | clubs1 = Edinburgh Rosebery | caps1 = |goals1 =
| years2 = 1901–1903 | clubs2 = [[St Bernard's F.C.|St Bernard's]] | caps2 = |goals2 =
| years2 = 1901–1903 | clubs2 = [[St Bernard's F.C.|St Bernard's]] | caps2 = 27 |goals2 = 2
| years3 = 1903–1904 | clubs3 = [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] | caps3 = 35 |goals3 = 0
| years3 = 1903–1904 | clubs3 = [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] | caps3 = 35<ref name=MJ /> |goals3 = 0
| years4 = 1904 | clubs4 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] | caps4 = |goals4 =
| years4 = 1904–1905 | clubs4 = [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]] | caps4 = 9 |goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1904 | clubs5 = [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Heart of Midlothian]] | caps5 = |goals5 =
| years5 = 1905–1906 | clubs5 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] | caps5= 19<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/robert-mcewan-46627/|title=Robert McEwan|publisher=[[Association of Football Statisticians]]|accessdate=9 December 2021}}</ref> |goals5 = 0
| years6 = 1905–1906 | clubs6 = [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] | caps6 = 19 |goals6 = 0
| years6 = 1906–1908 | clubs6 = [[Glossop North End A.F.C.|Glossop]] | caps6 = 55<ref name=MJ>{{cite book|last=Joyce|first=Michael|title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939|year=2004|publisher=SoccerData|isbn=1-899468-67-6|page=167}}</ref> |goals6 = 1
| years7 = 1906–1908 | clubs7 = [[Glossop North End A.F.C.|Glossop]] | caps7 = 55 |goals7 = 1
| years7 = 1908–1909 | clubs7 = [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] | caps7 = 2 |goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1908–1909 | clubs8 = [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] | caps8 = |goals8 =
| years8 = 1909–1910 | clubs8= [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] | caps8 = 12<ref name=DA /> |goals8 = 0
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| totalcaps = 159+ | totalgoals = 3+
| years9 = 1909 | clubs9 = [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]] | caps9 = |goals9 =
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| totalcaps = 109 | totalgoals = 1
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'''Robert McEwan''' (1881–unknown) was a Scottish [[association football|footballer]] who played in the [[English Football League|Football League]] for [[Bury F.C.|Bury]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]] and [[Glossop North End A.F.C.|Glossop]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Joyce|first=Michael|title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939|year=2004|publisher=SoccerData|isbn=1-899468-67-6}}</ref>
'''Robert Blaikie McEwan''' (1881 – 1957) was a Scottish [[association football|footballer]] who played for clubs including [[St Bernard's F.C.|St Bernard's]], [[Bury F.C.|Bury]], [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]], [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], [[Glossop North End A.F.C.|Glossop]] and [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]. He played over 100 games in [[the Football League]] and nearly 50 in the [[Scottish Football League]] and was also on the winning team in the [[1909–10 Scottish Cup#Final|1910 Scottish Cup final]].

==Career==
McEwan joined [[Bury F.C.|Bury]] of the [[Football League First Division]] from Scottish club [[St Bernard's F.C.|St Bernard's]] in 1903;<ref name="litsterprewar">{{cite journal|title=A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players|author=John Litster|publisher=Scottish Football Historian magazine|date=October 2012}}</ref> he played 35 times for Bury before returning to Scotland in 1904, where he played for [[Rangers F.C.|Rangers]].<ref name=MJ /><ref name=pip /><ref>[https://www.fitbastats.com/rangers/player.php?playerid=1884 Rangers player Robert McEwan], FitbaStats</ref> A year later, he returned to England to join newly-formed [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]].<ref name=MJ /><ref name="litsterprewar"/><ref>[https://www.stamford-bridge.com/player.php?id=368&surname=McEwan&firstname=Bob Chelsea FC Player Profile: Bob McEwan], Stamford-Bridge.com</ref> He played in the club's first game in the Football League and was technically the first Chelsea player to score a goal in a competitive match, as he scored an [[own goal]] which gave opponents [[Stockport County F.C.|Stockport County]] a 1–0 win.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chelseafc.com/en/history/more-history/key-matches/key-match|title=History: Stockport 1 Chelsea 0|publisher=[[Chelsea F.C.]]|date=7 January 2018|accessdate=9 December 2021}}</ref>

After a season with [[Queens Park Rangers F.C.|Queens Park Rangers]] in which he barely featured in the first team,<ref>[http://www.qprnet.com/seasonal-stats---files.html Seasonal Stats {{!}} Files {{!}} 1908/09], QPRnet</ref> he returned to Scotland in 1909 to play for [[Dundee F.C.|Dundee]]. He was in the "Dee" team that won the [[1909–10 Scottish Cup#Final|1910 Scottish Cup final]].<ref name=DA>{{cite web|url=https://www.deearchive.co.uk/player.php?id=412|title=Bob McEwan Player Profile|work=Dee Archive|accessdate=9 December 2021}}</ref><ref name="litsterprewar"/><ref name=dee1910>{{cite web|url=https://dundeefc.co.uk/club/history/our-triumphs/1910-scottish-cup/|title=1910 - Scottish Cup|publisher=[[Dundee F.C.]]|author=Kenny Ross|access-date=9 December 2021}}</ref>

==Style of play==
In 1905, the ''[[Penny Illustrated Paper]]'' likened his style of play to that of 19th-century Scottish international [[Donald Gow]] and said he had "plenty of speed and a safe kick".<ref name=pip>{{cite journal|journal=[[Penny Illustrated Paper]]|title=The Chelsea Club|date=9 September 1905}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 1906, McEwan was acclaimed a hero for saving a boy from drowning in the [[Firth of Forth]] after a boat capsized.<ref>{{cite news|title=Plucky footballer|date=10 July 1906|work=[[Mid Sussex Times]]|page=6|accessdate=9 December 2021|via=[[British Newspaper Archive]]|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001598/19060710/156/0006|url-access=subscription}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 16:59, 27 May 2024

Not to be confused with the American politician Bob McEwen.

Bob McEwan
Personal information
Full name Robert Blaikie McEwan[1]
Date of birth 1881[1]
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland[1]
Date of death 1957 (aged 75–76)[2]
Place of death Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Full Back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1896–1901 Edinburgh Rosebery
1901–1903 St Bernard's 27 (2)
1903–1904 Bury 35[1] (0)
1904–1905 Rangers 9 (0)
1905–1906 Chelsea 19[3] (0)
1906–1908 Glossop 55[1] (1)
1908–1909 Queens Park Rangers 2 (0)
1909–1910 Dundee 12[4] (0)
Total 159+ (3+)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Robert Blaikie McEwan (1881 – 1957) was a Scottish footballer who played for clubs including St Bernard's, Bury, Rangers, Chelsea, Glossop and Dundee. He played over 100 games in the Football League and nearly 50 in the Scottish Football League and was also on the winning team in the 1910 Scottish Cup final.

Career

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McEwan joined Bury of the Football League First Division from Scottish club St Bernard's in 1903;[5] he played 35 times for Bury before returning to Scotland in 1904, where he played for Rangers.[1][6][7] A year later, he returned to England to join newly-formed Chelsea.[1][5][8] He played in the club's first game in the Football League and was technically the first Chelsea player to score a goal in a competitive match, as he scored an own goal which gave opponents Stockport County a 1–0 win.[9]

After a season with Queens Park Rangers in which he barely featured in the first team,[10] he returned to Scotland in 1909 to play for Dundee. He was in the "Dee" team that won the 1910 Scottish Cup final.[4][5][11]

Style of play

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In 1905, the Penny Illustrated Paper likened his style of play to that of 19th-century Scottish international Donald Gow and said he had "plenty of speed and a safe kick".[6]

Personal life

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In 1906, McEwan was acclaimed a hero for saving a boy from drowning in the Firth of Forth after a boat capsized.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. p. 167. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. ^ Statutory registers - Deaths - Search results, ScotlandsPeople
  3. ^ "Robert McEwan". Association of Football Statisticians. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b "Bob McEwan Player Profile". Dee Archive. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b c John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ a b "The Chelsea Club". Penny Illustrated Paper. 9 September 1905.
  7. ^ Rangers player Robert McEwan, FitbaStats
  8. ^ Chelsea FC Player Profile: Bob McEwan, Stamford-Bridge.com
  9. ^ "History: Stockport 1 Chelsea 0". Chelsea F.C. 7 January 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  10. ^ Seasonal Stats | Files | 1908/09, QPRnet
  11. ^ Kenny Ross. "1910 - Scottish Cup". Dundee F.C. Retrieved 9 December 2021.
  12. ^ "Plucky footballer". Mid Sussex Times. 10 July 1906. p. 6. Retrieved 9 December 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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