Willie Stewart

Willie Stewart
Personal information
Full nameWilliam S. Stewart
Date of birth11 February 1870
Place of birthCoupar Angus, Scotland
Date of deathJuly 1945 (aged 7475)
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing positionHalf back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
?–?Dundee Our Boys?(?)
?–1890Warwickshire County?(?)
1890–1895Newton Heath74(5)
1895–1898Luton Town30(10)
1898–1899Millwall Athletic?(?)
1899–1900Luton Town15(0)
1900Thames Ironworks?(?)
1900Millwall Athletic?(?)
1900–?Dundee?(?)
Total119(15)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

William S. "Willie" Stewart (11 February 1872 – July 1945) was a Scottish footballer who was born in Coupar Angus. He played as an inside forward before switching to his favoured half back position. He joined Newton Heath from Warwick County in July 1889. At Newton Heath, which was renamed Manchester United in 1902, he scored a goal in the club's first Football Alliance match against Sunderland Albion on 21 September 1889. On 7 April 1890, he scored Newton Heath's first ever hat-trick against Small Heath. In the 1892-93 season, he helped the club gain League status. After scoring 23 goals in 149 appearances for the Heathens, he left the club in May 1895 for Luton Town. At the end of the career, he joined Thames Ironworks.