Billy McEwan (footballer, born 1951)

Scottish footballer and manager (1951–2022)
the former York City manager

William Johnston McGowan McEwan (20 June 1951 – 17 February 2022) was a Scottish professional football player and manager. He had a 14 year playing career in the Scottish and English professional leagues, playing for seven different clubs. McEwan then undertook a coaching career; he managed six different English league clubs, plus one club on a caretaker basis twice. McEwan was most recently the manager of Antigua Barracuda but left the post in 2011.

William Johnston McGowan McEwan was born on 20 June 1951 in Cleland, Lanarkshire. Altogether he was on the coaching staff under five managers at Derby. He left Derby on 19 October 2004, saying "I am looking for a new challenge. The time was right for me to move on". McEwan was appointed manager of York City on 10 February 2005, where in his first full season he achieved a position of eighth in the Conference National. McEwan said that he rejected an offer from an unnamed Football League club to take over as their manager in October 2005. During October 2006, he threatened to walk out on the club if the fans were not satisfied with his efforts. McEwan issued a public apology to York's supporters and on loan West Bromwich Albion striker Rob Elvins after the team's home defeat to Conference bottom club Tamworth on 3 February 2007. McEwan was named Conference National Manager of the Month for April 2007, but was then sacked by York on 19 November 2007. McEwan was linked with the managerial vacancy at Mansfield Town in March 2008, and he was appointed as manager on a three year contract on 4 July 2008. He was sacked by the club on 10 December 2008. McEwan was appointed technical director of the Antigua and Barbuda Football Association in March 2010, and in April was made manager of Antigua Barracuda. He left this position in March 2011.

McEwan was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2014. He died on 17 February 2022,

+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamFromToRecordRef. (Reference)P (Matches played)W (Matches won)D (Matches drawn)L (Matches lost)Win % (Win percentage)Sheffield United27 March 19862 January 1988Rotherham United1 April 19881 January 1991Mansfield Town4 July 200810 December 2008Total