George Stewart (footballer, born 1883) explained

George Stewart
Fullname:George Lindsay Stewart[1]
Birth Date:11 December 1882
Birth Place:Wishaw, Scotland
Death Place:Davyhulme, England
Position:Outside right[2]
Clubs1:Wishaw Thistle
Years3:1904–1906
Years4:1906–1911
Years5:1911–1913
Clubs3:Hibernian
Clubs4:Manchester City
Clubs5:Partick Thistle
Years6:1912–1913
Clubs6:Stalybridge Celtic (loan)
Years7:1913–1915
Caps3:48
Goals3:4
Caps4:102
Goals4:13
Caps5:15
Goals5:2
Nationalyears1:1904–1906
Nationalteam1:Scottish League XI[3]
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:1906–1907
Nationalteam2:Scotland
Nationalcaps2:4
Nationalgoals2:0

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 Scotland national team.

Club career

An outside right,[2] Stewart began his professional career with Hibernian in 1904,[5] replacing John Stewart (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.

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Notes and References

  1. Book: Mitchell, Andy . The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939 . Amazon . 2021 . 9798513846642.
  2. http://www.hibshistoricaltrust.org.uk/HHT/1906_cap.html 1906 Scottish International Cap
  3. News: [SFL player] George Stewart]. London Hearts Supporters' Club. 17 December 2011.
  4. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . 2004 . Tony Brown. Nottingham . 1-899468-67-6. 250.
  5. https://www.fitbastats.com/hibs/player.php?playerid=5614 (Hibernian player) Stewart, George
  6. Mackay, p. 80.
  7. https://bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/History/Players/Player.aspx?id=156 George Stewart
  8. A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players. John Litster. Scottish Football Historian magazine. October 2012.