Reg Stewart (footballer, born 1925)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Reginald Stewart | ||
Date of birth | 30 October 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Sheffield, England | ||
Date of death | 6 March 2011 | (aged 85)||
Position(s) | Centre half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1946–1949 | Sheffield Wednesday | 6 | (0) |
1949–1957 | Colchester United | 268 | (2) |
1957–? | Hastings United | ? | (?) |
Clacton Town | ? | (?) | |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Reginald "Reg" Stewart (30 October 1925 – 6 March 2011) was an English footballer who played as a centre half in The Football League.
Career[]
Born in Sheffield, Stewart played for Sheffield Wednesday and Colchester United in the Football League from 1946 until 1957, and with non-league clubs Hastings United and Clacton Town.[1]
A member of the first ever Colchester United side to play in a Football League game, Reg was an uncompromising central defender who came south from Sheffield Wednesday.
A regular in the heart of the defence for seven years, he played some 268 times for the U's before leaving to sign for Clacton Town.[2]
Honours[]
Club[]
- Southern League runner-up: 1949–50
- Southern League Cup winner: 1949–50
References[]
- ^ "Reg Stewart". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ "Colchester United 2007/08 Committee Inductees". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
- ^ "Southern League Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- ^ "Southern League Cup Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
External links[]
- Reg Stewart at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
- Reg Stewart at Colchester United Archive Database
Categories:
- 1925 births
- 2011 deaths
- Footballers from Sheffield
- English footballers
- Association football defenders
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- Hastings United F.C. (1948) players
- F.C. Clacton players
- English Football League players
- English football defender, 1920s birth stubs