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- ↑ Scotland U21 player McKimmie, Stewart, FitbaStats
- ↑ Scotland B player McKimmie, Stewart, FitbaStats
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Dark Blue Dons: Stewart McKimmie, AFC Heritage Trust
- 1 2 Stewart McKimmie, AFC Heritage Trust
- ↑ Stewart McKimmie, Sporting Heroes
- ↑ "Stewart McKimmie | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ↑ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ↑ "Stewart McKimmie | Player Statistics | Dundee United (Arab Archive)". www.arabarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ↑ "Stewart McKimmie | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
