Tommy Stewart (footballer)

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Tommy Stewart
Tommy Stewart - 1909.jpg
Stewart while with Brentford in 1909.
Personal information
Full nameThomas Worley Stewart [1]
Date of birth April 1881 [1]
Place of birth Sunderland, England
Date of death 3 November 1955(1955-11-03) (aged 74) [1]
Place of death Sunderland, England
Playing position Full back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1903–1904 Sunderland Royal Rovers
1904–1905 Sunderland 3 (0)
1905 Portsmouth
1905–1906 Sunderland Royal Rovers
1906–1908 Clapton Orient 50 (0)
1908–1909 Brighton & Hove Albion 39 (0)
1909–1910 Brentford 14 (0)
1910–1911 Wingate Albion
1911–1912 Clapton Orient
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Thomas Worley Stewart (April 1881 – 3 November 1955) was an English professional football full back who played in the Football League for Clapton Orient and Sunderland. [1] [2] [3]

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Career statistics

ClubSeasonLeagueFA CupTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sunderland 1904–05 [4] First Division 302050
Brighton & Hove Albion 1908–09 [5] Southern League First Division 39010400
Brentford 1909–10 [2] Southern League First Division14000140
Career total56030590

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 277. ISBN   190589161X.
  2. 1 2 White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 360. ISBN   0951526200.
  3. ↑ "Stewart Tommy Image 1 Portsmouth 1905". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Player details: Tommy Stewart". TheStatCat. Retrieved 4 October 2018.
  5. ↑ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. p. 233. ISBN   0-9521337-1-7.
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