Stewart McKimmie

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Stewart McKimmie
Personal information
Full name Stewart McKimmie [1]
Date of birth (1962-10-27) 27 October 1962 (age 61)
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Banks O' Dee
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1980–1983 Dundee 81 (0)
1983–1997 Aberdeen 430 (9)
1997–1998 Dundee United 10 (0)
Total521(9)
International career
1984–1985 [2] Scotland U21 3 (0)
1987 [3] Scotland B 1 (0)
1989–1996 Scotland 40 (1)
1990 [4] SFA (SFL centenary) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Stewart McKimmie (born 27 October 1962) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who predominantly played for home town club Aberdeen. He played in defence, primarily as a right-back, and also played for Dundee and Dundee United. He later wrote a weekly column in the Evening Express, as well as appearing as a pundit on Northsound 2's Friday Sport.

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Club career

McKimmie signed for hometown club Aberdeen in 1983 from Dundee, as a replacement for Stuart Kennedy who had been forced to retire due to injury. He won the European Super Cup shortly after joining, [5] and would go on to win two Scottish League Championships in 1984 and 1985, three Scottish Cups in 1984, 1986 and 1990 and three Scottish League Cups in 1985, 1989 and the last in 1995, as captain of the club, [6] in addition to involvement in several further runners-up finishes in the Premier Division and losing cup finals. He left Aberdeen in 1997, having made 561 appearances for the Dons in all competitions, [6] and finished his career with Dundee United.

International career

He won 40 international caps for Scotland, appearing in the 1990 World Cup, the 1992 European Football Championship and 1996 European Football Championship. [7] He scored once for Scotland, the only goal in a friendly game against world champions Argentina prior to the 1990 World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition [8] [9] [10]
ClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dundee 1980–81 Scottish First Division 180000000180
1981–82 Scottish Premier Division 160204000220
1982–83 310206000390
1983–84 160008000240
Total81040180001030
Aberdeen 1983–84 Scottish Premier Division 181600050291
1984–85 343501020423
1985–86 343506060513
1986–87 370303020450
1987–88 420505030550
1988–89 350505020470
1989–90 330505020450
1990–91 251004040331
1991–92 390102020440
1992–93 140303000200
1993–94 400502040510
1994–95 361004020421
1995–96 290305000370
1996–97 140002050210
Total43094604703905629
Dundee United 1996–97 Scottish Premier Division 4010000050
1997–98 6000003090
Total100100030140
Career total52195106504206799

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year [11]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Scotland 198920
199071
199130
199280
199340
199470
199550
199640
Total401

Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McKimmie goal

List of international goals scored by Stewart McKimmie
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
128 March 1990 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Argentina 1–01–0Friendly


Honours

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References

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  2. Scotland U21 player McKimmie, Stewart, FitbaStats
  3. Scotland B player McKimmie, Stewart, FitbaStats
  4. On this day, back in 1990, a Scottish League XI beat Scotland 1-0 at Hampden Park in the SFL Centenary match with the goal coming from then Aberdeen Football Club star Hans Gillhaus, Scottish Professional Football League via Facebook, 18 August 2016
  5. Dark Blue Dons: Stewart McKimmie, AFC Heritage Trust
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  7. Stewart McKimmie, Sporting Heroes
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