Francis Fowler McEwan (28 August 1915 – 21 September 1944) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Airdrieonians as a forward.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Francis Fowler McEwan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 28 August 1915 | ||
| Place of birth | Airdrie, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 21 September 1944 (aged 29)[1] | ||
| Place of death | Donk, Belgium | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –1935 | Whitburn Junior | ||
| 1935–1938 | Airdrieonians | 59 | (22) |
| 1938–1944 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 1942 | → Hamilton Academical (guest) | 4 | (0) |
| 1942 | → Airdrieonians (guest) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Personal life
editAt the outbreak of the Second World War, McEwan enlisted in the British Army.[4] As a rifleman in the Rifle Brigade, he was deployed to Europe in July 1944 and died of wounds in the area of Donk on 21 September 1944.[1][4] He was buried in Mol Communal Cemetery.[1]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Airdrieonians | 1935–36[2] | Scottish First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 1936–37[2] | Scottish Second Division | 20 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | |
| 1937–38[2] | Scottish Second Division | 28 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 11 | |
| 1938–39[2] | Scottish Second Division | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | |
| Career total | 59 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 22 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ "McEwan, Frank (1942)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Rifleman McEwan, Francis Fowler". Battle For The Locks. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
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