Craig George McEwan (born 3 October 1977 in

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) is a Scottish

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and coach, and is currently the assistant manager of

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side Broomhill. A right full-back, McEwan has played in the

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for

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and

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and is a former Scotland under-21 international.

Career

McEwan began his career with

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. His string of good performances alerted other clubs, and he was transferred to

in 1997. After three years in

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, McEwan moved to

, where he would stay for the next two seasons. Three years with

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followed, before a two-year spell with

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. He left Brechin in January 2007 to join Stenhousemuir in a swap deal with David Murie. McEwan dropped to

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level with

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in February 2009 then had a spell at

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in 2010 before joining

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in November the same year. In October 2014, McEwan took on his first managerial position at Arthurlie, however he returned to take charge of former club Glenafton three months later. On 11 October 2020, McEwan resigned as manager of Glenafton. The club had released a statement earlier announcing they would not be participating in the inaugural season of the West of Scotland League due to concerns relating to the

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pandemic. St Cadoc's Y.C announced McEwan as their new manager on 21 October 2020. McEwan would leave St Cadoc's in January 2022 and would be named the assistant manager of

Darvel Darvel ( sco, Dairvel, gd, Darbhail) is a small town in East Ayrshire, Scotland. It is at the eastern end of the Loudoun, Irvine Valley and is sometimes referred to as "The Lang Toon" ( en, the Long Town). The town's Latin motto, , means "No ...

a couple of weeks later. In April 2023 following the departure of manager Mick Kennedy, McEwan was named as co-caretaker manager of Darvel, sharing duties with

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Daryll Meggatt Daryll Meggatt (born 20 October 1990) is a Scottish footballer who plays as a left sided defender and co-caretaker manager for Darvel. Meggatt has previously played for Queen's Park, Alloa Athletic (twice), Dundee, Ayr United and East Fife ...

References

External links

Official website profile
* 1977 births Living people Footballers from Glasgow Scottish men's footballers Clyde F.C. players Raith Rovers F.C. players Ayr United F.C. players Dumbarton F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Stenhousemuir F.C. players Scotland men's under-21 international footballers Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Pollok F.C. players Linlithgow Rose F.C. players Glenafton Athletic F.C. players Arthurlie F.C. players Scottish football managers Men's association football fullbacks Scottish Junior Football Association managers {{Scotland-footy-defender-1970s-stub