Stewart Devine

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=December 2017}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Stewart Devine

| image =

| fullname = Stewart Devine

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1984|04|11}}

| birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland

| height =

| position = Defender

| years1 = 1999–2010

| clubs1 = Stirling Albion

| caps1 = 291

| goals1 = 18

| years2 = 2011–2012

| clubs2 = Stranraer

| caps2 = 0

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2011–2012

| clubs3 = → Bo'ness United (loan)

| caps3 = 3

| goals3 = 1

| years4 = 2012–2017

| clubs4 = Bo'ness United

| caps4 = ?

| goals4 = ?

| years5 = 2017–2018

| clubs5 = Linlithgow Rose

| caps5 = ?

| goals5 = ?

| years6 = 2018–2020

| clubs6 = Blackburn United

| caps6 = 8

| goals6 = 0

| manageryears1 = 2021-2022

| managerclubs1 = Bathgate Thistle

| club-update = 05:00, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

}}

Stewart Devine (born 11 April 1984 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a defender. During his career, Devine has played with Stirling Albion and with Stranraer, from where he had a spell on loan with Bo'ness United, joining the Newtown Park side permanently before moving to Linlithgow Rose.

Devine started his career at the age of 16 after progressing through the Stirling Albion youth system. Devine made over 140 appearances for Albion since his debut against Stenhousemuir on 2 January 2001.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_2/1097565.stm |title=Stenhousemuir 1-1 Stirling Albion |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=2 January 2001 |accessdate=27 October 2016}} Devine scored his first goal of his professional career against Albion Rovers on 11 August 2001.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_2/1097565.stm |title=Albion Rovers 1-3 Stirling Albion |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=11 August 2001 |accessdate=27 October 2016}} In the 2006–07 season, Devine helped Stirling Albion gain promotion from the Scottish Second Division with his only goal of the season in the Scottish First Division play-off final against Airdrie United on 12 May 2007 at the Excelsior Stadium.{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/scot_div_1/6645265.stm |title=Airdrie Utd 2-3 Stirling Albion |work=BBC Sport |publisher=BBC |date=12 May 2007 |accessdate=27 October 2016}} Devine was released in October 2010, after playing for Albion for a decade.{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/stirling-albion-release-devine/ |title=Stirling Albion release Devine |publisher=Scottish Professional Football League |date=7 October 2010 |accessdate=27 October 2016}}

He subsequently signed for Stranraer in July 2011 but was loaned out to Bo'ness United just two months later,{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/stranraer-full-back-moves-on-loan-to-junior-champs/ |title=Stranraer full back moves on loan to Junior Champs |publisher=Scottish Professional Football League |date=15 September 2011 |accessdate=27 October 2016}} this spell was cut short by injury and he was released in February 2012.{{cite web |url=http://spfl.co.uk/news/article/devine-time-at-an-end-at-stranraer/ |title=Devine time at an end at Stranraer |publisher=Scottish Professional Football League |date=14 February 2012 |accessdate=27 October 2016}}

After then signing permanently with Bo'ness United and spending several seasons at Newtown Park Devine moved to local rivals Linlithgow Rose before signing for East of Scotland Football League Premier Division side Blackburn United at the beginning of the 2018–19 season.