Allan Stewart (footballer)

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Allan Stewart
Queen's Park FC 1890 (Stewart).jpg
Stewart with Queen's Park in 1890.
Personal information
Full name Allan Stewart
Date of birth 12 April 1865 [1]
Place of birth Kilmarnock, Scotland
Date of death 2 October 1907(1907-10-02) (aged 42)
Place of death London, England [2]
Position(s) Right half
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Pilgrims
1886–1890 Queen's Park
1888Cowlairs (guest)
International career
1888–1889 Scotland 2 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Allan Stewart (12 April 1865 – 2 October 1907) was a Scottish footballer who played as a right half.

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Career

Born in Kilmarnock and raised in the south of Glasgow, Stewart played club football for Queen's Park [3] [lower-alpha 1] and won the Scottish Cup with the club in 1890 [4] [2] – he scored the winning goal in the replayed final, [5] as he had also done in that season's Glasgow Cup final [6] (despite his defensive role, he was known for his powerful shooting from distance). Soon afterwards he quit the game and relocated to London. [7] [1] He had also played as a guest for Cowlairs in one competitive fixture: the final of the 1888 Glasgow Exhibition Cup, and scored in that victory too. [8]

Stewart made two appearances for Scotland, in British Home Championship fixtures against Wales and Ireland. [4] [2] He featured once for the English amateur team Corinthian. [9]

Notes

  1. The Queen's Park archive website attributes appearances from 1891 to 1894 to Allan Stewart; checks show these were made by David Stewart (no relation).

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References

  1. 1 2 Mitchell, Andy (2021). The men who made Scotland: The definitive Who's Who of Scottish Football Internationalists 1872-1939. Amazon. ISBN   9798513846642.
  2. 1 2 3 In Memoriam. | The Late Mr Allan Stewart. The Scottish Referee, 7 October 1907, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  3. Name: Stewart, Allan Archived 27 July 2020 at the Wayback Machine , QPFC.com
  4. 1 2 Paul Smith (2013). Scotland Who's Who: International Players 1872–2013. Pitch Publishing. p. 266.
  5. Saturday's Football. | The Scottish Cup–Final Tie. The Glasgow Herald, 24 February 1890
  6. Saturday's Football. | Glasgow Cup—Final Tie. The Glasgow Herald, 16 December 1889
  7. Special Notes on Football and Other Sports. The Scotsman, 31 March 1890, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  8. Famous Matches. | Exhibition Final, 1888. The Scottish Referee, 16 June 1902, scan via London Hearts Supporters Club
  9. Scottish Corinthians Archived 30 October 2021 at the Wayback Machine , Andrew Watson: Corinthian