Dave Ewing (footballer, born 1881)

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Dave Ewing
Ewing while with Brentford in 1908.
Personal information
Full name David Alexander Ewing[1]
Date of birth June 1881
Place of birth Elsecar, England
Date of death June 1926 (aged 44–45)[2]
Place of death Axminster, England
Position(s) Left back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Firth Park Wesleyans
Meadowhall
Tinsley
Ranmoor Wesleyans
Brunswick Mission
1904– Worksop Town
1906–1907 Workington
1907–1908 Chesterfield Town 32 (1)
1908–1909 Brentford 36 (0)
1909–1910 Huddersfield Town 30 (0)
1910– Castleford Town
0000–1911 Machen
1911–1912 Queens Park Rangers 0 (0)
1912–1913 Newport County 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Alexander Ewing (June 1881 – June 1926) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Chesterfield Town as a left back. He also played minor counties cricket for Monmouthshire.[3]

Career[edit]

After beginning his career in non-League football,[1][4][5] Ewing moved to Second Division club Chesterfield Town in 1907.[2] He made 35 appearances and scored one goal during the 1907–08 season,[6] before joining Southern League First Division club Brentford in 1908.[7] He was a near ever-present during the 1908–09 season and after spells with Huddersfield Town,[7] Castleford Town and Machen,[8] he ended his career back in the Southern League with Queens Park Rangers and Newport County prior to the First World War.[1][9][10]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chesterfield Town 1907–08[6] Second Division 32 1 3 0 35 1
Brentford 1908–09[7] Southern League First Division 36 0 2 0 38 0
Huddersfield Town 1909–10[11] Midland League 30 0 5 1 35 1
Career total 98 1 10 0 108 2

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 94. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b "Player-based information – 1899–1909". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  3. ^ "Dave Ewing". stats.acscricket.com. Retrieved 13 November 2023.
  4. ^ "The Football Association – Season 1904–05 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  5. ^ "The Football Association – Season 1905–06 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Lineups: 1907–08". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 17 December 2016.
  7. ^ a b c White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 360. ISBN 0951526200.
  8. ^ "The Football Association – Season 1910–11 – Summary Of Professional Registrations". Sky is Blue – The Chesterfield FC history resource. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
  9. ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1911–12". QPRnet. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
  10. ^ Taylor, Andrew (2014). Newport County AFC The First 100 Years. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1445618074.
  11. ^ "Players – Player Profile". Huddersfield Town AFC Archive. Retrieved 31 July 2020.[permanent dead link]


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