Alexander Stewart was a Scottish

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who played as a goalkeeper. His longest spell was with

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(winning the Scottish Cup with the ''Bairns'' in

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), with other clubs including

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and

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( gd, Obar Bhrothaig ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the council area of Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast some ENE of Dundee and SSW of Aberdeen. The ...

.The Hawthorns Series
Scottish Sport History, October 2014 He was selected once for the Scottish Football League XI in 1919 while at Partick Thistle,Thistle humbled at Birmingham
Dundee Courier, 24 February 1919, via Partick Thistle History Archive having featured for the Scotland Junior international team in 1908 which helped to launch his career. On both occasions, his team were well beaten by their English opponents but Stewart was praised for his performance. After retiring from playing he maintained an interest in sport: playing golf, owning a snooker and billiards hall in his hometown of Perth and introducing indoor lawn bowls greens to

. Stewart's son, also named Alex, was also a footballer who played as a

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and was also capped once by the SFL XI.

References

Scottish footballers Year of birth missing Year of death missing Men's association football goalkeepers Footballers from Perth, Scotland Scottish Football League players Scottish Junior Football Association players Falkirk F.C. players Heart of Midlothian F.C. players St Johnstone F.C. players Partick Thistle F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Cowdenbeath F.C. players Scotland men's junior international footballers Scottish Football League representative players {{Scotland-footy-goalkeeper-stub