Tommy Stewart (footballer, born 1935)

Thomas C. Stewart (1935 – 2 November 2006) was a Northern Irish footballer who played as an outside right and made one appearance through mitigating circumstances for the Northern Ireland national team.[2]

Tommy Stewart
Personal information
Full name Thomas C. Stewart
Date of birth 1935 (1935)
Place of birth Belfast, Northern Ireland
Date of death (aged 71)
Height 5 ft 12 in (1.54 m)[1]
Position(s) Outside right
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1956–1957 Ballymena United 27 (19)
1957–1966 Linfield
1963Hamilton Steelers (guest)
International career
1957 Northern Ireland Amateurs 1 (0)
1960 Irish League XI 1 (0)
1961 Northern Ireland 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Stewart earned his first and only cap for Northern Ireland on 12 April 1961 in the 1960–61 British Home Championship against Wales. The home match, which took place in Belfast, finished as a 1–5 loss for Northern Ireland.[3] In the summer of 1963, he played in the Eastern Canada Professional Soccer League with Hamilton Steelers.[4]

Personal life

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Stewart died on 2 November 2006 at the age of 71.[1][5]

Career statistics

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International

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Northern Ireland[3]
Year Apps Goals
1961 1 0
Total 1 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tommy Stewart". Northern Ireland's Footballing Greats. 4 November 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ Tommy Stewart at WorldFootball.net  
  3. ^ a b "Tommy Stewart". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 April 2020.
  4. ^ Waring, Ed (25 May 1963). "Steelers, Stewart Set Sights On Second Place in ECPSL Race". The Globe and Mail. p. 25.
  5. ^ "Former Linfield star Stewart dies". BBC Sport. 2 November 2006. Archived from the original on 14 July 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2020.
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