Jamie Ewings

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

Jamie Ewings
Personal information
Full name Jamie Ewings
Date of birth (1984-08-04) 4 August 1984
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)
Teams managed
2018 Dumbarton (caretaker)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 April 2018

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 Kiev 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. 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. 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. 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. SPFL. 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.
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