Billy Stewart (Australian footballer)

{{short description|Australian rules footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}

{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Billy Stewart

| image =

| fullname = William Alexander Stewart

| birth_date = {{birth date|1884|08|03|df=y}}

| birth_place = Shelbourne, Victoria

| death_date = {{death date and age|1968|04|16|1884|08|03|df=y}}

| death_place = Ballarat, Victoria

| originalteam = Kerang

| height = 178 cm

| weight = 81 kg

| position = Defence

| statsend = 1909

| years1 = 1905–09

| club1 = {{AFL StK}}

| games_goals1 = 46 (10)

| careerhighlights =

}}

William Alexander Stewart (3 August 1884 – 16 April 1968) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last=Holmesby|first=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=852}} Stewart also played for the Victorian team at the 1908 Melbourne Carnival, replacing an injured player. He played his last VFL game in a victory against Geelong, before transferring to Prahran in the Victorian Football Association. He would later also play for North Ballarat. Serving for Australia in World War I, he spent time as a Prisoner of war in Germany.