Stewart Devine

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Stewart Devine
Personal information
Full name Stewart Devine
Date of birth (1984-04-11) 11 April 1984 (age 39)
Place of birth Edinburgh, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1999–2010 Stirling Albion 291 (18)
2011–2012 Stranraer 0 (0)
2011–2012Bo'ness United (loan) 3 (1)
2012–2017 Bo'ness United ? (?)
2017–2018 Linlithgow Rose ? (?)
2018–2020 Blackburn United 8 (0)
Managerial career
2021-2022 Bathgate Thistle
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 05:00, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

Stewart Devine (born 11 April 1984 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender. During his career, Devine has played with Stirling Albion and with Stranraer, from where he had a spell on loan with Bo'ness United, joining the Newtown Park side permanently before moving to Linlithgow Rose.



Devine started his career at the age of 16 after progressing through the Stirling Albion youth system. Devine made over 140 appearances for Albion since his debut against Stenhousemuir on 2 January 2001. [1] Devine scored his first goal of his professional career against Albion Rovers on 11 August 2001. [2] In the 2006–07 season, Devine helped Stirling Albion gain promotion from the Scottish Second Division with his only goal of the season in the Scottish First Division play-off final against Airdrie United on 12 May 2007 at the Excelsior Stadium. [3] Devine was released in October 2010, after playing for Albion for a decade. [4]

He subsequently signed for Stranraer in July 2011 but was loaned out to Bo'ness United just two months later, [5] this spell was cut short by injury and he was released in February 2012. [6]

After then signing permanently with Bo'ness United and spending several seasons at Newtown Park Devine moved to local rivals Linlithgow Rose before signing for East of Scotland Football League Premier Division side Blackburn United at the beginning of the 2018–19 season.

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References

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  2. "Albion Rovers 1-3 Stirling Albion". BBC Sport. BBC. 11 August 2001. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  3. "Airdrie Utd 2-3 Stirling Albion". BBC Sport. BBC. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  4. "Stirling Albion release Devine". Scottish Professional Football League. 7 October 2010. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  5. "Stranraer full back moves on loan to Junior Champs". Scottish Professional Football League. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
  6. "Devine time at an end at Stranraer". Scottish Professional Football League. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 27 October 2016.