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Jon Scullion

Scottish footballer (born 1995)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionMay 13, 2026
Entity authorityQ20745289
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Jon Scullion (born 16 March 1995) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a striker for Kilbirnie Ladeside, having previously played for Greenock Morton in the Scottish Championship.

Career

Scullion started his career with Paisley side St Mirren before joining their local rivals Greenock Morton in 2014. He made his debut away at Stenhousemuir in September 2014.

He signed an extension to his original deal in May 2015 which contracted him to the club until January 2016. In December 2015, Scullion was offered an extension until the end of the season.

In May 2016, Scullion received another six-month deal with the club. This was extended further towards the end of December to take him to the end of the season. At the end of his deal, Scullion's contract was not renewed and he left the club in May 2017.

After failing to win a contract at Lowland Football League side East Kilbride, Scullion joined Ayrshire Junior side Kilbirnie Ladeside in August 2017.

In season 2020–21, Scullion had a loan spell at Yoker Athletic.

Editorial summary

This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Jon Scullion” as scottish footballer (born 1995). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1995, 2014, 2015, 2016—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1995-03-16. The account is most persuasive where Scullion, Scottish and footballer can be independently traced.
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The subject matters to the people & ideas register because the source frames it as scottish footballer (born 1995). Its deeper value depends on whether names, dates, institutions and citations support that framing.

Evidence profile

Chronology provides the most reliable spine for this subject; interpretation should follow only after identities and dates are secure. The source revision retrieved here is dated May 13, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q20745289. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1995, 2014, 2015 and 2016.

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This entry incorporates text from Jon Scullion” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.