Ian Stewart (Scottish footballer)

Ian Stewart
Personal information
Playing positionWinger
Youth career
Perth Celtic[1]
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1964–1965Arbroath[1]9(3)
1965–1966Dundee United[2]1(1)
1966–1967Arbroath[1]6(0)
1967–1974Forfar Athletic[3]162(37)
1974–1978Montrose[4]109(20)
1978–1980Brechin City[5]17(1)
1983–1987Montrose[4]2(0)
Total306(62)
Teams managed
1978–1980Brechin City
1980–1983Arbroath
1983–1990Montrose
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Ian Stewart (born 1945 or 1946)[6] is a Scottish former football player and manager.

Stewart worked as a civil servant while being involved in football on a part-time basis.[7] He was player/manager of Brechin City in the late 1970s, but left that position in January 1980 to become manager of Arbroath.[7] Stewart was sacked by Arbroath in November 1983, despite losing only 39 out of 132 league matches in charge.[8] Arbroath had narrowly missed out on promotion in each of the previous two seasons.[9]

Soon after leaving Arbroath, he was appointed manager of Montrose.[10][11] He guided Montrose to promotion in 1984–85.[12] He made a surprising appearances as a player for Montrose in September 1984, aged 38, when two players were unable to travel to an away match against Berwick Rangers.[6] Montrose produced a surprise victory against Hearts at Tynecastle in a 1986–87 Scottish League Cup tie.[13][14] It was the first time any visiting team had won at Tynecastle in fifteen months.[13]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "ARBROATH : 1946/47 – 2011/12". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  2. ↑ "DUNDEE UNITED : 1946/47 – 2011/12". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  3. ↑ "FORFAR ATHLETIC : 1949/50 – 2011/12". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "MONTROSE : 1955/56 – 2011/12". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "BRECHIN CITY : 1954/55 – 2011/12". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Miller's magic for Aberdeen lights up Grotto". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). 24 September 1984. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Paul, Ian (16 January 1980). "Henderson: It was time to go". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  8. ↑ "Kopel hits back at Arbroath". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). 25 November 1983. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  9. ↑ "We were lucky: Clough". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). 24 November 1983. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  10. ↑ Traynor, Jim (17 December 1983). "Fleming faces up to a new challenge". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  11. ↑ Paul, Ian (16 December 1983). "Knox in a hurry to put Dundee back on top". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  12. ↑ Traynor, Jim (27 April 1985). "No spite in Stewart, the man at the top". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 Hepburn, Ray (20 August 1986). "Joy for Montrose in cup heart-breaker". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). Retrieved 23 September 2012.
  14. ↑ Reynolds, Jim (21 August 1986). "£3000 shock troops". The Herald (Herald & Times Group). Retrieved 23 September 2012.