George Stewart (footballer, born 1883)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | George Lindsay Stewart[1] | ||
Date of birth | 11 December 1882 | ||
Place of birth | Wishaw, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 10 November 1962[1] | (aged 79)||
Place of death | Davyhulme, England | ||
Position(s) | Outside right[2] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Wishaw Thistle[1] | |||
Strathclyde | |||
1904–1906 | Hibernian | 48 | (4) |
1906–1911 | Manchester City | 102 | (13) |
1911–1913 | Partick Thistle | 15 | (2) |
1912–1913 | → Stalybridge Celtic (loan) | ||
1913–1915 | Merthyr Town | ||
National team | |||
1904–1906 | Scottish Football League XI[3] | 2 | (0) |
1906–1907 | Scotland | 4 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
George Lindsay Stewart (11 December 1882 – 10 November 1962)[4] was a Scottish professional footballer, who played for Hibernian, Manchester City, Partick Thistle and the Scottish national team.
Club career[]
An outside right,[2] Stewart began his professional career with Hibernian in 1904,[5] replacing (no relation) who had been part of the squad that won the Scottish Football League in 1903.
After two good years in Leith, Stewart was transferred to Manchester City at the end of the 1905–06 season for £650, which was a substantial transfer fee (the record fee at the time, for the transfer of Alf Common, was £1000).[6] He made over 100 league appearances for City, experiencing a relegation in 1909 followed by promotion as winners of the 1909–10 Football League Second Division,[7] before ending his career with short spells at Partick Thistle, Stalybridge Celtic and Merthyr Town,[2][8] settling in the Manchester area.[1]
International career[]
While playing for Hibs at club level Stewart made his Scotland debut in a 2–0 defeat by Wales at Tynecastle in the 1906 British Home Championship, and then also played in the 2–1 victory against England in the same tournament.[2] He won two further international caps during his time with Manchester City.
References[]
- ^ a b c d Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN 9798513846642.
- ^ a b c d 1906 Scottish International Cap Archived 20 February 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Hibernian Historical Trust.
- ^ "[SFL player] George Stewart". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 17 December 2011.
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 250. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
- ^ (Hibernian player) Stewart, George, FitbaStats
- ^ Mackay, p. 80.
- ^ George Stewart, BlueMoon
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
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- Mackay, John (1986). The Hibees. John Donald Publishers Ltd. ISBN 0-85976-144-4.
External links[]
- George Stewart at the Scottish Football Association
- Stewart's first international cap, Hibernian Historical Trust
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Manchester City F.C. players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
- Scotland international footballers
- Scottish footballers
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- 1882 births
- 1962 deaths
- Association football outside forwards
- Scottish Football League representative players
- Strathclyde F.C. players
- Wishaw Thistle F.C. players
- Stalybridge Celtic F.C. players
- Scottish Junior Football Association players
- Southern Football League players
- Merthyr Town F.C. players
- Sportspeople from Wishaw
- Scottish football forward, 1880s birth stubs