Alex Stewart (goalkeeper)
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]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Stewart | ||
| Place of birth | Perth, Scotland[1] | ||
| Playing position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Perth Roselea | (0) | |
| 1908–1917 | Falkirk | 278 | (0) |
| 1916 | → Heart of Midlothian (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1917–1918 | Cowdenbeath | ||
| 1918–1920 | Partick Thistle | 32 | (0) |
| 1920 | Vale of Atholl | ||
| 1920–1924 | St Johnstone | 63 | (0) |
| 1921 | → Falkirk (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 1924–1927 | Arbroath | 64 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1919 | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1916–1917 | Scottish League (wartime) | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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
- The Hawthorns Series, Scottish Sport History, October 2014
- John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - SFL player Alex Stewart, London Hearts Supporters Club
- Thistle humbled at Birmingham, Dundee Courier, 24 February 1919, via Partick Thistle History Archive