Career
A centre-half, Methven began his career with East Fife in 1974, whilst also working as a mineworker. He went on to make 154 league appearances and score fifteen goals in five years, before joining Wigan Athletic in September 1979 for a fee of £30,000. Methven remained at Springfield Park for seven years, making close to 300 appearances for the club and scoring 21 goals.
He was the club"s captain when Blackpool came in for his services in 1986 for £20,000.
He made his debut for the Seasiders on the opening day of the 1986-1987 season in a goalless draw with Chesterfield at Bloomfield Road and became a virtual ever-present for the next four years. In his early days of his short spell as Blackpool manager, Graham Carr declared that Methven was "neither fast enough nor good enough for Fourth Division football".
In 1998, Wigan Athletic fans voted Methven as the club"s Best Football League Player of All-Time. Methven finished his career with Barrow in 1994.
