Jamie Ewings

Jamie Ewings
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-08-04) 4 August 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Bellshill, Scotland
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Motherwell 0 (0)
2005–2007 Albion Rovers 40 (0)
2008 Drogheda United 32 (0)
2009–2010 Albion Rovers 35 (0)
2010–2011 Alloa Athletic 20 (0)
2011–2018 Dumbarton 71 (0)
2012 → Arthurlie (loan) 3 (0)
Total 201 (0)
Managerial career
2018 Dumbarton (caretaker)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 April 2018

Jamie Ewings (born 4 August 1984) is a Scottish former footballer and goalkeeping coach.

Career

Born in Bellshill, Ewings began his career at Motherwell but left the club in 2005 without making a first-team appearance. From there he moved to Albion Rovers.[1] In 2007, he left Albion Rovers for a scholarship in the US.[2][3]

In February 2008, Ewings signed for League of Ireland club Drogheda United on a one-year contract.[4] During his time at Drogheda he played as the club took on Dynamo Kyiv in the UEFA Champions League qualifiers,[5] but his stay there ended in disappointment with the club experiencing financial problems.[3]

Ewings then returned to Scotland for a second spell at Albion Rovers.[6] On 19 June 2010, he then moved to Alloa Athletic.[7]

On 4 June 2011 Ewings signed for Dumbarton.[8] In April 2012, he spent time on loan at junior club Arthurlie.[9] Ahead of the 2013–14 season, Ewings signed a new one-year contract with Dumbarton.[10] On 16 May 2014 Ewings committed himself to Dumbarton, signing a new one-year deal.[11] Exactly a year later he signed on for another year at the Rock.[12]

He made his first appearance for the club in 14 months keeping a clean sheet a 0–0 draw with Raith Rovers in January 2016, and became the club's first choice goalkeeper for the remainder of the season.[13] He signed a new one-year deal with the club in May 2016, taking him into his sixth season with the club[14]

He missed the first seven months of the 2016–17 season after picking up a serious back injury, and failed to make a competitive appearance for the club all season due to the form of Alan Martin. With Martin leaving that summer he was rewarded with a new deal in May 2017, taking into his 7th season with the Sons.[15] In June 2017 it was announced that he would also become the club's new goalkeeping coach.[16] After not featuring in a competitive game for 15 months, Ewings returned to action as a substitute for the injured Scott Gallacher in a Scottish Challenge Cup victory against Stranraer in October 2017.[17] Ewings was released as a player in May 2018, but remained the club's goalkeeping coach.[18] He was appointed joint caretaker manager along with Ian Durrant following Stephen Aitken's sacking in October 2018.[19]

After nine seasons with the club as a player and coach, Ewings left Dumbarton in October 2020.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Six recruited by Albion Rovers". BBC Sport. 20 July 2005. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Rovers begin squad re-building". BBC Sport. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  3. ^ a b Paterson, Colin (4 February 2009). "Rover returns after Irish dream fades". Airdrie & Coatbridge Advertiser. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  4. ^ O'Hehir, Paul (26 February 2008). "OUT OF AFRICA AS IBRAHIMA GOES TO DROGS". The Mirror. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  5. ^ Cavaroli, Marcus. "Brave Drogs undone by late Aliyev strike". Drogheda Independent. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Ewings set for Cliftonhill deal". BBC Sport. 17 January 2009. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  7. ^ "Maitland Strengthens Squad". alloaathletic.co.uk. 19 June 2010. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  8. ^ "Keeper Jamie Ewings signs for Dumbarton FC". Lennox Herald. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  9. ^ Behan, Paul (3 April 2012). "New goalkeeper checks into Arthurlie". Paisley Daily Express. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  10. ^ "Jamie Ewings re-signs for Dumbarton FC". Lennox Herald. 21 June 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2014.
  11. ^ Findlay, Alan. "Safe Pair of Hands". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  12. ^ Findlay, Alan. "Three Players Agree Terms". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  13. ^ "Raith Rovers 0–0 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  14. ^ Findlay, Alan. "JAMIE EXTENDS HIS STAY". Retrieved 26 July 2016.
  15. ^ Findlay, Alan. "PLAYERS AGREE TERMS WITH GAFFER". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
  16. ^ Findlay, Alan. "FRIENDLIES ARRANGED". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 8 June 2017.
  17. ^ "Dumbarton 2–1 Stranraer". SPFL. Archived from the original on 16 September 2017. Retrieved 6 October 2017.
  18. ^ Findlay, Alan (16 May 2018). "SQUAD UPDATE/PLAYERS RELEASED". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  19. ^ Findlay, Alan (19 October 2018). "PREVIEW : ARBROATH v DUMBARTON". Dumbarton Football Club.
  20. ^ "Dumbarton Football Club - JAMIE EWINGS SAYS FAREWELL". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 2 October 2020.