William Stewart (footballer, born 1910)

{{short description|Scottish footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = William Stewart

| fullname = William J. Todd Stewart

| birth_date = 24 April 1910

| birth_place = Glasgow, Scotland

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height = 5ft 6in

| position = Outside left

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1931

| clubs1 = Shettleston

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| years2 = 1931–1932

| clubs2 = Cowdenbeath

| caps2 = 51

| goals2 = 10

| years3 = 1932–1934

| clubs3 = Manchester United

| caps3 = 46

| goals3 = 7

| years4 = 1934–1939

| clubs4 = Motherwell

| caps4 = 30

| goals4 = 9

| years5 = 1936–1937

| clubs5 = → Albion Rovers (loan)

| caps5 = 11

| goals5 = 1

| years6 = 1938

| clubs6 = → Alloa Athletic (loan)

| caps6 = 10

| goals6 = 3

| manageryears1 = 1949

| managerclubs1 = Clyde Pinelands

}}

William J. Todd Stewart was a Scottish professional footballer who played as an outside left in the Scottish League for Cowdenbeath, Motherwell, Albion Rovers and Alloa Athletic.{{Cite web |title=William Todd Stewart – Manchester United Player Profile & Stats |url=http://www.mufcinfo.com/manupag/a-z_player_archive/a-z_player_archive_pages/stewart_william_02.html |access-date=12 July 2018 |website=www.mufcinfo.com}} He also played in the Football League for Manchester United. After his retirement from football, he managed South African club Clyde Pinelands.{{Cite web |title=Willie Stewart |url=http://www.cowdenbeathfc.com/index.php?act=viewPlayer&productId=450 |access-date=12 July 2018 |website=Cowdenbeath FC – Blue Brazil Online}}

Personal life

After retiring from football, Stewart emigrated to South Africa.{{Cite news |title=Willie Stewart |language=en-US |work=Motherwellnet |url=http://www.motherwellnet.com/database/player-archive/s/willie-stewart/ |access-date=12 July 2018}}

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |National Cup

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="3" |Cowdenbeath

|1931–32{{Cite book |last=Litster |first=John |title=Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players |publisher=PM Publications |location=Norwich}}

| rowspan="2" |Scottish First Division

|35

|6

|2

|3

|37

|9

1932–33

|16

|4

| colspan="2" |—

|16

|4

colspan="2" |Total

!51

!10

!2

!3

!53

!13

rowspan="3" |Manchester United

|1932–33{{Cite web |title=William Todd Stewart |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/william-todd-stewart-48118/ |access-date=12 July 2018 |website=11v11.com}}

| rowspan="2" |Second Division

|21

|3

|1

|0

|22

|3

1933–34

|25

|4

|2

|0

|27

|4

colspan="2" |Total

!46

!7

!3

!0

!49

!7

rowspan="5" |Motherwell

|1933–34

| rowspan="4" |Scottish First Division

|3

|4

|1

|0

|4

|4

1934–35

|4

|0

|0

|0

|4

|0

1935–36

|11

|3

|0

|0

|11

|3

1936–37

|12

|2

| colspan="2" |—

|12

|2

colspan="2" |Total

!30

!9

!1

!0

!31

!9

Albion Rovers (loan)

|1936–37

|Scottish First Division

|11

|1

|1

|0

|12

|1

Alloa Athletic (loan)

|1937–38

|Scottish Second Division

|10

|3

|1

|0

|11

|3

colspan="3" |Career total

!148

!30

!8

!0

!156

!30

Honours

References