Ian Stewart (Scottish footballer)

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Ian Stewart
Personal information
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Perth Celtic [1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1964–1965 Arbroath [1] 9 (3)
1965–1966 Dundee United [2] 1 (1)
1966–1967 Arbroath [1] 6 (0)
1967–1974 Forfar Athletic [3] 162 (37)
1974–1978 Montrose [4] 109 (20)
1978–1980 Brechin City [5] 17 (1)
1983–1987 Montrose [4] 2 (0)
Total306(62)
Managerial career
1978–1980 Brechin City
1980–1983 Arbroath
1983–1990 Montrose
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Stewart (born 1946) [6] is a Scottish former football player and manager.

Stewart worked as a civil servant while being involved in football on a part-time basis. [7] He was player/manager of Brechin City in the late 1970s, but left that position in January 1980 to become manager of Arbroath. [7] Stewart was sacked by Arbroath in November 1983, despite losing only 39 out of 132 league matches in charge. [8] Arbroath had narrowly missed out on promotion in each of the previous two seasons. [9]

Soon after leaving Arbroath, he was appointed manager of Montrose. [10] [11] He guided Montrose to promotion in 1984–85. [12] He made a surprising appearances as a player for Montrose in September 1984, aged 38, when two players were unable to travel to an away match against Berwick Rangers. [6] Montrose produced a surprise victory against Hearts at Tynecastle in a 1986–87 Scottish League Cup tie. [13] [14] It was the first time any visiting team had won at Tynecastle in fifteen months. [13]

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  3. ↑ "FORFAR ATHLETIC : 1949/50 – 2011/12". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  4. 1 2 "MONTROSE : 1955/56 – 2011/12". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "BRECHIN CITY : 1954/55 – 2011/12". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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  8. ↑ "Kopel hits back at Arbroath". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 25 November 1983. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  9. ↑ "We were lucky: Clough". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 24 November 1983. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  10. ↑ Traynor, Jim (17 December 1983). "Fleming faces up to a new challenge". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  11. ↑ Paul, Ian (16 December 1983). "Knox in a hurry to put Dundee back on top". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  12. ↑ Traynor, Jim (27 April 1985). "No spite in Stewart, the man at the top". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  13. 1 2 Hepburn, Ray (20 August 1986). "Joy for Montrose in cup heart-breaker". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  14. ↑ Reynolds, Jim (21 August 1986). "£3000 shock troops". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
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