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Bill Stewart

Biography

Bill joined from local club Waverley and established himself in the team during the 1888-89 season, however following an early season friendly against Victoria United in 1890, the Aberdeen side 'tapped up' Bill and he relocated further north to play for them under the promise of a good working job off the pitch. He continued to feature in some friendlies for us each season, mainly New Year matches, before returning to Arbroath in February 1895 permanently and turning out for local team Fairport before joining back up with ourselves. He is cited as playing for Sunderland in December 1894. He…Read moreRead less
Bill joined from local club Waverley and established himself in the team during the 1888-89 season, however following an early season friendly against Victoria United in 1890, the Aberdeen side 'tapped up' Bill and he relocated further north to play for them under the promise of a good working job off the pitch.

He continued to feature in some friendlies for us each season, mainly New Year matches, before returning to Arbroath in February 1895 permanently and turning out for local team Fairport before joining back up with ourselves. He is cited as playing for Sunderland in December 1894.

He mainly played as a half back but also featured as a full back and later in his time at Gayfield played as a forward. He was the proprietor of the Ship Inn, Ladyloan for a number of years before moving to Andover, USA in the late 1900s.

Statistics

Apps
47
Goals
18
Yellow cards
-
Red cards
-
Goals/game
0.38
Minutes
4230
Seasons
8
SeasonAppsGoalsYellow cardsRed cards
1898-995200
1896-97191000
1895-9618600
1894-952000
1891-920000
1890-910000
1889-902000
1888-891000

Club spells

First Spell

Joined: 1 Jul 1888 · Left: 30 May 1899

Other clubs played for

Managers played under

ManagerFirst appearanceMost recent appearanceApps
Selection Committee20 Apr 18898 Apr 189947

Timeline

  1. Born

    Arbroath

  2. Signed

  3. First competitive appearance · Forfarshire Charity Cup winners medal

    Arbroath 6–0 Montrose

    · Forfarshire Charity Cup · East Dock Street

  8. Recorded contract end

  9. Died

    Andover, Massachusetts, USA

Appearances (47)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResult
8 Apr 1899 Montrose 1–3 Arbroath Carry Cup1898-99 W
1 Apr 1899 Forfar 5–0 Arbroath Carry Cup1898-99 L
25 Feb 1899 Arbroath 4–0 Montrose Carry Cup1898-99 W
18 Feb 1899 Dundee Wands 1–2 Arbroath Carry Cup1898-99 W
11 Feb 1899 Arbroath 5–1 Victoria Utd Northern League1898-99 W
17 Apr 1897 Arbroath 3–3 Forfar Forfarshire Charity Cup1896-97 D
10 Apr 1897 Arbroath 1–1 Montrose Forfarshire Charity Cup1896-97 D
3 Apr 1897 Forfar 3–3 Arbroath Forfarshire Charity Cup1896-97 D
27 Mar 1897 Lochee Utd 2–3 Arbroath Northern League1896-97 W
27 Feb 1897 Arbroath 5–1 Aberdeen (Old) Northern League1896-97 W
20 Feb 1897Neutral venue Arbroath 5–2 Forfar Forfarshire Cup1896-97 W
13 Feb 1897 Victoria Utd 3–2 Arbroath Northern League1896-97 L
6 Feb 1897 Arbroath 6–2 Forfar Northern League1896-97 W
30 Jan 1897 Montrose 4–1 Arbroath Northern League1896-97 L
16 Jan 1897Neutral venue Arbroath 2–2 Forfar Forfarshire Cup1896-97 D
9 Jan 1897 Dundee Wands 4–2 Arbroath Northern League1896-97 L
19 Dec 1896 Arbroath 3–2 Montrose Northern League1896-97 W
12 Dec 1896 Arbroath 4–0 Montrose Forfarshire Cup1896-97 W
21 Nov 1896 Forfar 1–3 Arbroath Northern League1896-97 W
7 Nov 1896 Arbroath 1–2 Victoria Utd Northern League1896-97 L
31 Oct 1896 Orion 4–0 Arbroath Northern League1896-97 L
3 Oct 1896 Arbroath 4–1 Dundee Wands Northern League1896-97 W
19 Sep 1896 Aberdeen (Old) 4–2 Arbroath Northern League1896-97 L
29 Aug 1896 Dundee Wands 4–2 Arbroath Scottish Qualifying Cup1896-97 L
9 May 1896 Arbroath 7–2 Aberdeen (Old) Northern League1895-96 W
2 May 1896 Arbroath 6–0 Fair City Northern League1895-96 W
25 Apr 1896 Forfar 5–2 Arbroath Northern League1895-96 L
4 Apr 1896 Dundee Wands 1–2 Arbroath Northern League1895-96 W
21 Mar 1896 Arbroath 3–4 Orion Northern League1895-96 L
14 Mar 1896 Arbroath 3–1 Lochee Utd Northern League1895-96 W

Goals scored (18)

DateHomeScoreAwayCompetitionResultMinute
18 Feb 1899 Dundee Wands 1–2 Arbroath Carry Cup1898-99 W ?
11 Feb 1899 Arbroath 5–1 Victoria Utd Northern League1898-99 W ?
17 Apr 1897 Arbroath 3–3 Forfar Forfarshire Charity Cup1896-97 D 55′
17 Apr 1897 Arbroath 3–3 Forfar Forfarshire Charity Cup1896-97 D 60′
27 Mar 1897 Lochee Utd 2–3 Arbroath Northern League1896-97 W ?
27 Feb 1897 Arbroath 5–1 Aberdeen (Old) Northern League1896-97 W ?
13 Feb 1897 Victoria Utd 3–2 Arbroath Northern League1896-97 L 35′
6 Feb 1897 Arbroath 6–2 Forfar Northern League1896-97 W ?
6 Feb 1897 Arbroath 6–2 Forfar Northern League1896-97 W ?
6 Feb 1897 Arbroath 6–2 Forfar Northern League1896-97 W ?
12 Dec 1896 Arbroath 4–0 Montrose Forfarshire Cup1896-97 W ?
29 Aug 1896 Dundee Wands 4–2 Arbroath Scottish Qualifying Cup1896-97 L ? (pen.)
9 May 1896 Arbroath 7–2 Aberdeen (Old) Northern League1895-96 W ? (pen.)
9 May 1896 Arbroath 7–2 Aberdeen (Old) Northern League1895-96 W ?
29 Feb 1896 Arbroath 5–0 Dundee Wands Northern League1895-96 W 7′
29 Feb 1896 Arbroath 5–0 Dundee Wands Northern League1895-96 W 10′
29 Feb 1896 Arbroath 5–0 Dundee Wands Northern League1895-96 W 60′
4 Jan 1896 Arbroath 6–0 Dundee Harp Forfarshire Cup1895-96 W 87′