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.

John McKeown
Personal information
Date of birth (1981-04-21) 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

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
  1. "Games played by John McKeown in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  2. Arthur McTague (9 March 2006). "Warriors have to be on top form". Falkirk Herald. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  3. Andrew Weston (20 June 2012). "Boss John McKeown happy to be back in football at Wishaw Juniors". Wishaw Press. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  4. Andrew Weston (26 October 2011). "New Wishaw Juniors boss John McKeown has promotion in his sights". Wishaw Press. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
  5. Thomson, Nick (1 May 2014). "Take a Place in History: Wishaw celebrate promotion". Daily Record. Retrieved 14 October 2014.
  6. O'Donnell, Jim (17 October 2014). "New boss plans to 'Nock Talbot out of another cup". Evening Times. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. "Experienced juniors boss takes manager's role at Shotts Bon Accord". 31 May 2018.
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