Henry Stewart (footballer, born 1847)

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representative football matches
against England.

Family and education

Stewart was born in Cairnsmuir, near Newton Stewart, Kirkcudbrightshire, the son of James Stewart[1] and Elizabeth MacLeod.[2] His brothers included James (1840–1938)[3] and Ravenscroft (1845–1921),[4] both of whom also attended Trinity College.

He attended

MA in 1874.[2]

On 28 July 1874, he married Lady Beatrice Diana Cecilia Carnegie,[5] daughter of James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk and Lady Catherine Hamilton Noel.[1]

Cricket career

At Repton School, he was an outstanding

first class matches.[6] He also played for MCC and I Zingari.[7]

Following his move to Glamorgan, he played village cricket, continuing well into the twentieth century.[6]

Football career

After leaving university, he joined the

final.[9]

Two weeks before the FA Cup semi-final, Stewart was a member of the Scottish team that played England in what was to be the last of the series of

representative matches between the two countries. The match ended with a 1–0 victory for the English.[10][11] In a match report, Stewart was praised for his "untiring forward play throughout".[12]

In the next season, Stewart played frequently for the Wanderers making eight appearances. He was variously described as "keeps well on the ball and never flags"

Cup Final in which Stewart was selected as one of the eight forwards. The final, played against Oxford University at Lillie Bridge on 29 March 1873 ended in a 2–0 victory for the Wanderers.[13]

Stewart played three more matches for the Wanderers in 1873–74 before his clerical career took him away from London.[8]

Clerical career

Stewart was

ordained as a deacon in London in 1872 and as a priest in 1873. He was curate at St. John's, Holborn from 1872 to 1874 and then vicar at East Witton, North Riding of Yorkshire from 1874 to 1878. He was then rector at Brington, Northamptonshire (1878–1898), vicar at Porthkerry with Barry, Glamorgan (1898–1914), vicar at St. Lythan's, Glamorgan (1914–1925) and, finally, rector at Michaelston-le-Pit, Glamorgan from 1925 to 1935.[2]

He died on 20 March 1937, aged 89 years, at his home at Dinas Powys, Glamorgan.[6]

References

  1. ^ a b Lundy, Darryl (10 June 2008). "Reverend Henry Holmes Stewart". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 9 April 2011.[unreliable source]
  2. ^ a b c d "Stewart, Henry (STWT866HH)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  3. ^ "Stewart, James (STWT859J)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  4. ^ "Stewart, Ravenscroft (STWT864R)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  5. ^ Lundy, Darryl (10 June 2008). "Lady Beatrice Diana Cecilia Carnegie". thepeerage.com. Retrieved 9 April 2011.[unreliable source]
  6. ^
    ISBN 1-899468-78-1
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  7. ^ "Teams Henry Stewart played for". cricketarchive. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  8. ^
    ISBN 0-9550496-0-1
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  9. ^ a b Cavallini, Rob. The Wanderers F.C. – "Five times F.A. Cup winners". pp. 36–37.
  10. ^ "England 1 Scotland 0". England Unofficial Matches. englandfootballonline. 24 February 1872. Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  11. ^ "England 1 Scotland 0". London Hearts. 24 February 1872. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  12. ^ "England 1 Scotland 0". Scottish football reports. London Hearts. 24 February 1872. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  13. ^ Warsop. The Early FA Cup Finals and the Southern Amateurs. p. 31.

External links

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