Stewart McKimmie (born 27 October 1962) is a Scottish former professional footballer, who predominantly played for home town club Aberdeen. He played in defence, primarily as a right-back, and also played for Dundee and Dundee United. He later wrote a weekly column in the Evening Express, as well as appearing as a pundit on Northsound 2's Friday Sport.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stewart McKimmie[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 October 1962 | ||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Banks O' Dee | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1983 | Dundee | 81 | (0) |
| 1983–1997 | Aberdeen | 430 | (9) |
| 1997–1998 | Dundee United | 10 | (0) |
| Total | 521 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 1984–1985[3] | Scotland U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 1987[4] | Scotland B | 1 | (0) |
| 1989–1996 | Scotland | 40 | (1) |
| 1990[5] | SFA (SFL centenary) | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editMcKimmie signed for hometown club Aberdeen in 1983 from Dundee, as a replacement for Stuart Kennedy who had been forced to retire due to injury. He won the European Super Cup shortly after joining,[6] and would go on to win two Scottish League Championships in 1984 and 1985, three Scottish Cups in 1984, 1986 and 1990 and three Scottish League Cups in 1985, 1989 and the last in 1995, as captain of the club,[7] in addition to involvement in several further runners-up finishes in the Premier Division and losing cup finals. He left Aberdeen in 1997, having made 561 appearances for the Dons in all competitions,[7] and finished his career with Dundee United.
International career
editHe won 40 international caps for Scotland, appearing in the 1990 World Cup, the 1992 European Football Championship and 1996 European Football Championship.[8] He scored once for Scotland, the only goal in a friendly game against world champions Argentina prior to the 1990 World Cup.
Career statistics
editClub
edit| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dundee | 1980–81 | Scottish First Division | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1981–82 | Scottish Premier Division | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | |
| 1982–83 | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 0 | ||
| 1983–84 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 81 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 0 | ||
| Aberdeen | 1983–84 | Scottish Premier Division | 18 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 29 | 1 |
| 1984–85 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 3 | ||
| 1985–86 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 51 | 3 | ||
| 1986–87 | 37 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 1987–88 | 42 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 55 | 0 | ||
| 1988–89 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 0 | ||
| 1989–90 | 33 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 45 | 0 | ||
| 1990–91 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | ||
| 1991–92 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
| 1992–93 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | ||
| 1993–94 | 40 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 51 | 0 | ||
| 1994–95 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 42 | 1 | ||
| 1995–96 | 29 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| 1996–97 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 430 | 9 | 46 | 0 | 47 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 562 | 9 | ||
| Dundee United | 1996–97 | Scottish Premier Division | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1997–98 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 521 | 9 | 51 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 679 | 9 | ||
International
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1989 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1991 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1992 | 8 | 0 | |
| 1993 | 4 | 0 | |
| 1994 | 7 | 0 | |
| 1995 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 40 | 1 | |
Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McKimmie goal
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 March 1990 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Argentina | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
Honours
editSee also
editReferences
edit- ^ A Record of Post-war Scottish League Players 1946/47 to 2017/18. 7. John Litster and Scottish Football Historian magazine. 2018.
- ^ "McKimmie, Stewart McKimmie - Footballer | BDFutbol". www.bdfutbol.com. Retrieved 19 September 2024.
- ^ Scotland U21 player McKimmie, Stewart, FitbaStats
- ^ Scotland B player McKimmie, Stewart, FitbaStats
- ^ On this day, back in 1990, a Scottish League XI beat Scotland 1-0 at Hampden Park in the SFL Centenary match with the goal coming from then Aberdeen Football Club star Hans Gillhaus, Scottish Professional Football League via Facebook, 18 August 2016
- ^ Dark Blue Dons: Stewart McKimmie, AFC Heritage Trust
- ^ a b Stewart McKimmie, AFC Heritage Trust
- ^ Stewart McKimmie, Sporting Heroes
- ^ "Stewart McKimmie | Player Statistics | Dundee (Dee Archive)". deearchive.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Aberdeen Football Club Heritage Trust - Player Profile". afcheritage.org. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Stewart McKimmie | Player Statistics | Dundee United (Arab Archive)". www.arabarchive.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Stewart McKimmie | Scotland | Scottish FA". www.scottishfa.co.uk. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
External links
edit- Evening Express column
- Stewart McKimmie at Soccerbase
- Stewart McKimmie at the Scottish Football Association
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