Alex_Stewart_(goalkeeper)

Alex Stewart (goalkeeper)

Alex Stewart (goalkeeper)

Scottish footballer


Alexander Stewart was a Scottish footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His longest spell was with Falkirk (winning the Scottish Cup with the Bairns in 1913), with other clubs including Partick Thistle, St Johnstone and Arbroath.[1][2]

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He was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI in 1919 while at Partick Thistle,[3][4] having featured for the Scotland Junior international team in 1908 which helped to launch his career.[1] On both occasions, his team were well beaten by their English opponents but Stewart was praised for his performance.

After retiring from playing he maintained an interest in sport: playing golf, owning a snooker and billiards hall in his hometown of Perth and introducing indoor lawn bowls greens to Arbroath.[1]

Stewart's son, also named Alex, was also a footballer who played as a forward and was also capped once by the SFL XI.[1]


References

  1. The Hawthorns Series, Scottish Sport History, October 2014
  2. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. SFL player Alex Stewart, London Hearts Supporters Club
  4. Thistle humbled at Birmingham, Dundee Courier, 24 February 1919, via Partick Thistle History Archive



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