Ian Stewart (born 1946) is a Scottish former

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player and

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. Stewart worked as a civil servant while being involved in football on a part-time basis. He was

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in the late 1970s, but left that position in January 1980 to become manager of

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. Stewart was sacked by Arbroath in November 1983, despite losing only 39 out of 132 league matches in charge. Arbroath had narrowly missed out on promotion in each of the previous two seasons. Soon after leaving Arbroath, he was appointed manager of Montrose. He guided Montrose to promotion in 1984–85. He made a surprising appearances as a player for Montrose in September 1984, aged 38, when two players were unable to travel to an away match against

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. Montrose produced a surprise victory against Hearts at Tynecastle in a 1986–87 Scottish League Cup tie. It was the first time any visiting team had won at Tynecastle in fifteen months.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Stewart, Ian 1940s births Living people Scottish footballers Association football wingers Arbroath F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Forfar Athletic F.C. players Montrose F.C. players Brechin City F.C. players Scottish Football League players Scottish football managers Brechin City F.C. managers Arbroath F.C. managers Montrose F.C. managers Scottish Football League managers