George Stewart (footballer, born 1920)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George Gartshone Stewart[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 18 October 1920 | ||
| Place of birth | Chirnside, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1942–1946 | Hamilton Academical | 25 | (6) |
| 1943–1944 | → Brentford (guest) | 22 | (8) |
| 1946–1948 | Brentford | 24 | (3) |
| 1948–1952 | Queens Park Rangers | 36 | (4) |
| 1952–1953 | Shrewsbury Town | 10 | (2) |
| Dartford | |||
| Total | 70 | (9) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
George Gartshone Stewart (born 18 October 1920) was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Queens Park Rangers, Brentford and Shrewsbury Town.[1][2][3][4]
Personal life[edit]
Stewart served in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.[5]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Brentford | 1946–47[6] | First Division | 16 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| 1947–48[6] | Second Division | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| Total | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 3 | ||
| Queens Park Rangers | 1947–48[7] | Third Division South | 14 | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| 1948–49[8] | Second Division | 12 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| 1950–51[9] | Second Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1951–52[10] | Second Division | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Total | 36 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 38 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 60 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 7 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b "George Stewart". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 April 2017.
- ^ "Stewart, George (1942)". Hamilton Academical Memory Bank. Retrieved 24 May 2016.
- ^ George Stewart at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- ^ White 1989, p. 377.
- ^ "Stewart Signs For Brentford. Bees Report For Training On Wednesday". Middlesex Chronicle. 3 August 1946.
- ^ a b White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years Of Brentford. Brentford FC. p. 379. ISBN 0951526200.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1947–48". QPRnet. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1948–49". QPRnet. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1950–51". QPRnet. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
- ^ "Seasonal Stats – Files – 1951–52". QPRnet. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
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- English Football League players
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- Brentford F.C. wartime guest players
- Royal Air Force personnel of World War II
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