Robert George Stewart (3 January 1962 – 20 August 2016) was a Scottish footballer who played as a

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. Stewart was born in Airdrie. He began his senior career with Dunfermline Athletic in 1981 where he was best known for his goal for the then Second Division outfit against

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at Ibrox in the third round of the 1983-84 Scottish Cup which gave the ''Pars'' a shock lead before two late Rangers goals ended hopes of a major upset. Stewart also played for

Motherwell Motherwell ( sco, Mitherwall, gd, Tobar na Màthar) is a town and former burgh in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, United Kingdom, south east of Glasgow. It has a population of around 32,120. Historically in the parish of Dalziel and part of Lanarks ...

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and Queen of the South. Stewart died on 20 August 2016 at the age of 54.Rab Stewart 1962-2016
Falkirk FC, August 2016 (archived version, October 2016)

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1962 births 2016 deaths Dunfermline Athletic F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Falkirk F.C. players Queen of the South F.C. players Footballers from Airdrie, North Lanarkshire Scottish Football League players Scottish men's footballers Men's association football forwards {{Scotland-footy-forward-1960s-stub