Ian Stewart (Northern Ireland footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ian Edwin Stewart[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 September 1961 | ||
Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Retired | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Appsβ | (Gls)β |
1980β1985 | Queens Park Rangers | 67 | (2) |
1982β1983 | βMillwall (loan) | 11 | (3) |
1985β1987 | Newcastle United | 43 | (3) |
1987β1988 | Portsmouth | 1 | (0) |
1988 | β Brentford (loan) | 7 | (0) |
1988β1992 | Aldershot | 101 | (0) |
1992 | Colchester United | 10 | (2) |
1992β1993 | Harrow Borough | ? | (?) |
National team | |||
1982β1987 | Northern Ireland | 31 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. β Appearances (Goals). |
Ian Edwin Stewart (born Belfast, 10 September 1961) is a former footballer from Northern Ireland.
Career
He played as winger for Queens Park Rangers, Newcastle United, Portsmouth and Aldershot F.C. in the 1980s, as well as Colchester United in their Football Conference/FA Trophy double in the 1991/1992 season, scoring several important goals during the Trophy success in particular. He made his league debut for QPR as substitute against Blackburn Rovers in October 1980. He moved to Newcastle United in the summer of 1985 and joined Portsmouth F.C. two years later.[2] Stewart represented Northern Ireland in the 1986 Fifa World Cup in Mexico. He was the first British footballer to be endorsed by Nike. Today Ian works as a Grassroots development officer for the Irish Football Association. Ian has a keen interest in music and puts on events around Northern Ireland.
Honours
Club
- Football League Second Division Winner (1): 1982β83
- Football Conference Winner (1): 1991β92
References
- β "Ian Stewart". NIFG. Retrieved 17 March 2011.
- β "Ian Stewart Profile". Coludata.co.uk.
- β "Tier Two (Championship) Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
- β "Conference Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
External links
- Ian Stewart at National-Football-Teams.com
- World Football profile
- Sporting Heroes profile
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