Sammy Ewing
Name: Samuel D. Ewing
Born: Belfast
Position: Inside-Forward
Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1947); Irish League.
Club Honours: (with Distillery) Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1945/46; Belfast/Dublin Inter-Cities Cup Runner-Up 1947/48; (with Glentoran) Irish League Champion 1950/51, 1952/53; Irish Cup Winner 1950/51, Runner-Up 1951/52; Gold Cup Winner 1951/52, Runner-Up 1950/51; City Cup Winner 1950/51, 1952/53; Ulster Cup Winner 1950/51, 1952/53; Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1949/50, 1951/52.
Club Career:
*all domestic games.
Biography:
A goalscoring inside-forward, Sammy Ewing represented Ireland at Amateur international level and the Irish League. A product of East Belfast junior football, he made his senior debut for Distillery on Christmas Day 1945 and finished that season with a Co. Antrim Shield winner's medal. Ewing joined Glentoran in September 1949 and his regular goals fired them to two League titles, including the "Double" in 1951.
Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
08-02-1947 England. A L 1-3
Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.
Irish League Representative Appearance Details:
Born: Belfast
Position: Inside-Forward
Representative Honours: Ireland: 1 Amateur Cap (1947); Irish League.
Club Honours: (with Distillery) Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1945/46; Belfast/Dublin Inter-Cities Cup Runner-Up 1947/48; (with Glentoran) Irish League Champion 1950/51, 1952/53; Irish Cup Winner 1950/51, Runner-Up 1951/52; Gold Cup Winner 1951/52, Runner-Up 1950/51; City Cup Winner 1950/51, 1952/53; Ulster Cup Winner 1950/51, 1952/53; Co. Antrim Shield Winner 1949/50, 1951/52.
Club Career:
Teams | Seasons | Signed | Fee | League | FA Cup | FL Cup | Other |
Loopbridge | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Distillery | 45/46-49/50 | - | Amateur | *104/ 29 | - | - | - |
Glentoran | 49/50-54/55 | Sep-49 | £500 | *191/ 88 | - | - | - |
Crusaders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
TOTALS | - | £500 | 295/117 | - | - | - |
Biography:
A goalscoring inside-forward, Sammy Ewing represented Ireland at Amateur international level and the Irish League. A product of East Belfast junior football, he made his senior debut for Distillery on Christmas Day 1945 and finished that season with a Co. Antrim Shield winner's medal. Ewing joined Glentoran in September 1949 and his regular goals fired them to two League titles, including the "Double" in 1951.
Ireland Amateur Cap Details:
08-02-1947 England. A L 1-3
Summary: 1/0. Won 0, Drew 0, Lost 1.
Irish League Representative Appearance Details: