John McKeown (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 April 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Central defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Cumnock Juniors (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Ipswich Town | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2001 | Ayr United | 1 | (0) |
| 2001–2003 | Dumbarton | 41 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Cowdenbeath | 54 | (2) |
| 2005–2008 | Stenhousemuir | 24 | (2) |
| 2006–2007 | → Cumnock Juniors (delayed transfer) | ||
| 2011 | Wishaw Juniors | ||
| Total | 120 | (5) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2011–2014 | Wishaw Juniors | ||
| 2014– | Cumnock Juniors | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:14, 14 October 2014 (UTC). | |||
John McKeown (born 21 April 1981) is a former professional footballer who is currently the manager of Cumnock Juniors in the Scottish Junior Football Association, West Region. He has played for several clubs in the Scottish Football League.
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 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]
References
- ↑ "Games played by John McKeown in 1999/2000". Soccerbase. 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.
- ↑ John McKeown has been appointed the Manager of Cumnock Juniors Football Club Cumnock Juniors on Twitter. 14 October 2014. Retrieved 14 October 2014.