Ray Stewart (Scottish footballer)
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Raymond Struan McDonald Stewart | ||
Date of birth | 7 September 1959 | ||
Place of birth | Stanley, Perthshire, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1976–1979 | Dundee United | 44 | (5) |
1979–1991 | West Ham United | 345 | (62) |
1991–1992 | St Johnstone | 17 | (3) |
1994–1995 | Stirling Albion | 2 | (0) |
Total | 408 | (70) | |
International career | |||
1981–1987 | Scotland | 10 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
1998–2000 | Livingston | ||
2000–2002 | Stirling Albion | ||
2003–2004 | Forfar Athletic | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Raymond Struan McDonald Stewart (born 7 September 1959) is a Scottish former
Club career
Dundee United
Stewart was born in
West Ham United
After three seasons with Dundee United he came to the attention of West Ham United. Turning down an initial bid of £175,000 he transferred to West Ham for a fee of £430,000 in 1979 making him the most expensive teenage footballer at the time.
Stewart continued to be an important member of the West Ham side throughout the 1980s including scoring six goals, again all penalties, in their highest finish of third, in the Football League in
Stewart scored 84 goals, all but six being penalties, in 434 games for West Ham.
St Johnstone
In 1991 Stewart returned to Scotland, to play for St Johnstone and in 1994, briefly for Stirling Albion.
International career
Following his performances with newly promoted West Ham in the 1980–81 season, Stewart was called up by manager Jock Stein for Scotland making his debut on 15 May 1981 against Wales in Swansea.[1] A sending-off following an incident with Mark Hateley in an under 21 game against England at Hampden Park in April 1982 cost him his place in that year's Scotland World Cup squad and he did not play international football under Stein but was recalled under new Scotland manager Andy Roxburgh, playing three more games. He made ten appearances in all, scoring one goal in a 2–0 win against Northern Ireland on 19 May 1981 at Hampden in the British Home Championship.[10][11]
International goals
- Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after Stewart goal.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 19 May 1981 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 2–0 | Home Championship |
Managerial career
In 1998, Stewart began his career as a manager, with spells at Livingston, Stirling Albion and Forfar Athletic. He was sacked in 2000 by Livingston as their directors believed he was not capable of guiding the club to the top tier of Scottish football.[12] His two-season stint with Stirling Albion came to an end in 2002 when he was told his contract would not be renewed after Stirling had been relegated to the Third Division.[13] His last managerial post, with Forfar Athletic, came to an end in November 2004 when he was sacked after a 5–1 first round Scottish Cup defeat by Montrose.[14]
Managerial statistics
- As of 24 March 2012[15]
Team | Nation | From | To | Matches | Won | Drawn | Lost | Win % |
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Livingston | Scotland | 1 August 1997 | 20 March 2000 | 121 | 61 | 33 | 27 | 50.41 |
Stirling Albion | Scotland | 17 May 2000 | 30 April 2002 | 89 | 19 | 33 | 37 | 21.35 |
Forfar Athletic | Scotland | 13 January 2003 | 28 November 2004 | 87 | 30 | 26 | 31 | 34.48 |
Total | 297 | 110 | 92 | 95 | 37.04 |
References
- ^ ISBN 1-899429-01-8.
- ^ "Ray Stewart". www.footballaid.com. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ a b c d e "Ray Stewart". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Game played on 16 Apr 1980". www.westahmstats.info. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ Ingle, Sean (19 September 2002). "Ray Stewart: penalty maestro?". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "Stewart ends extra-time thriller". www.whufc.com. Archived from the original on 13 August 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Game played on 14 April 1991". www.westhamstats.info. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ISBN 978-1-905891-54-2.
- ^ "Tonka back at the Boleyn". www.whufc.com. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ "Tue 19 May 1981 Scotland 2 Northern Ireland 0". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ "Scotland the complete – Ray Stewart". www.londonhearts.com. Retrieved 25 March 2012.
- ^ "Stewart departs as Livvy aim high". www.highbeam.com. Archived from the original on 15 April 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Stirling dump Stewart". BBC Sport. 30 April 2002. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ "Forfar axe Stewart after cup debacle against Montrose". www.heraldscotland.com. 29 November 2004. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
- ^ Ray Stewart management career statistics at Soccerbase
External links
- Ray Stewart at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database
- Ray Stewart at the Scottish Football Association