John "Ian" Scanlon is a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 former professional footballer. During his playing career Scanlon represented , , and English

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

 club .

Career

Scanlon moved from East Stirlingshire to Notts County for a fee of £10,000. In November 1974 he scored a hat-trick

Hat-trick

A hat-trick or hat trick in sport is the achievement of a positive feat three times during a game, or other achievements based on threes. The term was first used in 1858 in cricket to describe HH Stephenson's feat of taking three wickets in three balls. A collection was held for Stephenson, and he...

 against , taking 165 seconds from the first to the third goal, a club record. In 1977, after being dropped for a game against , Scanlon walked out on Notts County. After openly considering retirement from football, and making false claims to have inherited money, he joined . Scanlon won the Scottish Football League Premier Division

Scottish Football League Premier Division

The Scottish Football League Premier Division was, from 1975 until 1998, the top division of the Scottish Football League and the entire Scottish football league system...

 with Aberdeen in 1979–80, before being sold to in part exchange for Peter Weir

Peter Weir (footballer)

Peter Russell Weir is a former Scotland international footballer known for his time with club team Aberdeen F.C..-Playing career:...

. He played 140 games for the Saints, scoring 40 goals, including competing in the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

The UEFA Europa League is an annual association football cup competition organised by UEFA since 1971 for eligible European football clubs. It is the second most prestigious European club football contest after the UEFA Champions League...

 in 1983–84 and 1985–86 before retiring in May 1986.

Honours

With Aberdeen:

• Scottish Football League Premier Division
  Scottish Football League Premier Division
  The Scottish Football League Premier Division was, from 1975 until 1998, the top division of the Scottish Football League and the entire Scottish football league system...
  
   
  • Winner - 1979–80
• Scottish Cup
  Scottish Cup
  The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,, commonly known as the Scottish Cup or the William Hill Scottish Cup for sponsorship purposes, is the main national cup competition in Scottish football. It is a knockout cup competition run by and named after the Scottish Football Association.The...
  
  
  • Runner-up - 1978
    1978 Scottish Cup Final
    The 1978 Scottish Cup Final was played on 6 May 1978 at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the 93rd Scottish Cup. Aberdeen and Rangers contested the match, Rangers won the match 2–1 with Alex MacDonald and Derek Johnstone goals.-Match details:...
    
    
• Scottish League Cup
  Scottish League Cup
  The Scottish League Cup is a football competition open to all Scottish Football League and Scottish Premier League clubs. At present it is also known as the Scottish Communities League Cup owing to the sponsorship deal in place with the Scottish Government. In the past it has been sponsored by...
  
  
  • Runner-up - 1979–80
    1979 Scottish League Cup Final (December)
    The 1979–80 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 8 December 1979 and replayed on 12 December 1979. It was the final of the 34th Scottish League Cup competition, and it was a New Firm derby contested by Dundee United and Aberdeen...
    
    

External links

• Ian Scanlon career stats at the Post War Players Database