Jackie Stewart (footballer)

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Jackie Stewart
Full name	John G. Stewart
Date of birth	4 September 1921 (1921-09-04) (age 86)
Place of birth	Lochgelly, Scotland
Height	5 ft 5 in (1.65 m)
Playing position	Outside right
Youth clubs
	Lochgelly Welfare Donibristle YC
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1939–1948 1948–1955 1955	Raith Rovers Birmingham City Raith Rovers	044 (21) 203 (52) 006 0(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

John G. "Jackie" Stewart (born 4 September 1921) is a former Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside right for Raith Rovers and Birmingham City.

A former miner born in Lochgelly, Fife, Stewart started his professional career at Raith Rovers, and moved to Birmingham City in January 1948. He had pace and a direct style, and in his first full season at the club, 1948–49, finished as leading goalscorer with 11 league goals for the newly-promoted side struggling in the top flight. Injury disrupted his last couple of seasons at Birmingham, and he returned to Raith in 1955 having made 218 appearances in all competitions with 55 goals. He was appointed trainer at Raith and remained in football until 1963.

[edit] Honours

with Birmingham City
- Second Division champions 1948.
- Top goalscorer 1949.

[edit] References

Matthews, Tony (1995). Birmingham City: A Complete Record. Breedon Books. ISBN 978-1-85983-010-9.
Raith Rovers : 1946/47 - 2006/07. Post War English & Scottish Football League A - Z Player's Database. Neil Brown. Retrieved on 2008-05-06.

Persondata
NAME	Stewart, Jackie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Stewart, John G.
SHORT DESCRIPTION	Professional footballer
DATE OF BIRTH	1921-09-04
PLACE OF BIRTH	Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland
DATE OF DEATH
PLACE OF DEATH