Billy McEwan (footballer born 1951)

Football manager infobox
playername = Billy McEwan


fullname = William Johnston McGowan McEwan
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1951|6|20|df=y
cityofbirth = Cleland
countryofbirth = Scotland
currentclub = Mansfield Town (manager)
position = Midfielder
years = 1969–1973
1973
1974
1974–1975
1976–1977
1977–1979
1979–1983
clubs = Hibernian
Blackpool
Brighton & Hove Albion
Chesterfield
Mansfield Town
Peterborough United
Rotherham United
caps(goals) = 60 0(2)
04 0(0)
27 0(3)
80 0(7)
32 0(3)
63 0(3)
95 (10)
manageryears = 1986–1988
1988–1991
1992–1993
1995
2002
2005–2007
2008–
managerclubs = Sheffield United
Rotherham United
Darlington
Derby County (caretaker)
Derby County (caretaker)
York City
Mansfield Town

William Johnston McGowan "Billy" McEwan (born 20 June 1951 in Cleland, Scotland) is a Scottish former footballer now manager, currently at Mansfield Town.

Playing career

McEwan's playing career as a midfielder started with Scottish non-league side Pumpherston Juniors before joining Hibernian in 1969, making 60 appearances and scoring 2 goals for the Edinburgh club. McEwan left Hibernian in May 1973 to join Blackpool, and went on to play for Brighton & Hove Albion, Chesterfield, Mansfield Town, Peterborough United and Rotherham United whom he left in the 1982–83 season.

Managerial career

McEwan's first coaching appointment was at Sheffield United after he replaced Ian Porterfield as manager on 27 March, 1986. The following season Sheffield United finished ninth in Division 2 after an unspectacular season. More disappointing performances in the 1987–88 season followed, and McEwan was forced to resign before taking over as manager of Rotherham United and guided them to the Division 4 Championship in the 1988–89 season. McEwan later had a spell as manager at Darlington, but he was replaced by Alan Murray midway through his second season.

McEwan then spent nine years on the coaching team at Derby County. He was caretaker manager there twice in April to June 1995 and in January 2002, after the sackings of Roy McFarland and Colin Todd respectively. In 2003 he was sacked by the then manager John Gregory, but was restored into the post when he was found to have been unfairly dismissed.cite news
title = McEwan back at Derby
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/2912701.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2003-04-03
accessdate = 2007-02-24]

Altogether he was on the coaching staff under 5 managers at Derby. He left Derby County on 19 October 2004, saying "I am looking for a new challenge. The time was right for me to move on".cite news
title = McEwan ambitious for fresh task
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/d/derby_county/3757698.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2004-10-19
accessdate = 2007-02-24]

McEwan was appointed manager of York City on 11 February 2005,cite news
title = York City undergoes big changes
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/york_city/4276751.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2005-02-18
accessdate = 2007-02-24] where in his first full season in charge got the team 8th in the Conference National. McEwan said that he rejected an offer from an unnamed Football League club to take over as their manager in October 2005.cite news
title = York manager rejects League offer
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/york_city/4386914.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2005-10-28
accessdate = 2007-02-24] During October 2006, he threatened to walk out on the club if the fans were not satisfied with his efforts.cite news
title = York manager threatens to quit
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/york_city/6054416.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2006-10-16
accessdate = 2007-01-18]

In December 2006 McEwan branded Clayton Donaldson's agent Andy Sprott "an amateur" as he was concerned that the Winchester-based agent might have an unsettling effect on the player. He said: "I can trust reputable agents that have a good name and respect in the game but I can't deal with amateurs.cite news
title = McEwan slams Clayton's agent
url = http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/search/display.var.1096465.0.clayton_agent_slams_billys_retort.php
publisher = The Press
date = 2006-12-29
accessdate = 2007-01-18] However, McEwan's remarks were made to look somewhat ill-considered when a month later Donaldson secured a three year pre-contract deal with Scottish Premier League club Hibernian.cite news
title = Deal was best for Clayton - Sprott
url = http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/mostpopular.var.1161615.mostviewed.deal_was_best_for_clayton_sprott.php
publisher = The Press
date = 2007-02-01
accessdate = 2007-02-14] On 4 February 2007 Donaldson himself was quoted in the Non-League Paper as saying, "Andy Sprott has got me a terrific deal and I'm chuffed with what he has done. But it was my decision and he kept making that clear." ["The Non-League Paper, page 4, 4 February 2007"]

McEwan issued a public apology to York City's supporters and on-loan West Bromwich Albion striker Rob Elvins after the teams home defeat to Conference bottom club Tamworth on 3 February 2007.cite news
title = McEwan apologises after his sloppy side succumb to Lambs
url = http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/yorkcityfc/news/display.var.1169631.0.mcewan_apologises_after_his_sloppy_side_succumb_to_lambs.php
publisher = The Press
date = 2007-02-05
accessdate = 2007-02-05]

McEwan believed he could complete his rebuilding vision for York City by 2009, saying "If you look back through the history of York City then any manager that achieved some kind of success was here for a minimum of five years. Denis Smith had five years and I think it takes that long to build a club from bottom to the top. If you don't do it in five years then you deserve the sack."cite news
title = Billy’s high five
url = http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/yorkcityfc/news/display.var.1185198.0.billys_high_five.php
publisher = The Press
date = 2007-02-10
accessdate = 2007-02-11]

McEwan was named Nationwide Conference Manager of the Month for April 2007.cite news
title = Billy McEwan Wins Manager Of The Month
url = http://www.ycfc.net/news/may07/2.php
publisher = York City FC
date = 2007-05-01
accessdate = 2007-05-02] He left the club on 19 November 2007.cite news
title = York City dismiss manager McEwan
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/y/york_city/7101621.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2007-11-19
accessdate = 2007-11-19] He was linked with the managerial vacancy at Mansfield Town in March 2007.cite news
title = I would like challenge of keeping Stags up - McEwan
url = http://www.chad.co.uk/stags/I-would-like-challenge-of.3861011.jp
publisher = Mansfield Chad
date = 2008-03-10
accessdate = 2008-07-04] He was appointed as their manager on a three-year contract on 4 July 2008 after the sacking of Paul Holland.cite news
title = McEwan replaces Holland at Stags
url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/m/mansfield_town/7489358.stm
publisher = BBC Sport
date = 2008-07-04
accessdate = 2008-07-04]

Honours

As a player

Hibernian
*Drybrough Cup winner: 1971–72, 1972–73
*Scottish Cup runner-up: 1971–72
*Scottish League Cup winner: 1971–72

Mansfield Town
*Second Division Title winner: 1976–77

As a manager

York City
*Conference National Manager of the Month Award winner: April 2007

Managerial statistics

:"As of 4 July 2008."cite web
title = Billy McEwan's managerial career
url = http://www.soccerbase.com/managers2.sd?managerid=189
publisher = Soccerbase
accessdate = 2007-08-12]

Notes

External links

*soccerbase (manager)|id=189|name=Billy McEwan

Persondata
NAME= McEwan, William Johnston McGowan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES= McEwan, Billy
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH= 1951-06-20
PLACE OF BIRTH= Cleland, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH=
PLACE OF DEATH=