Stewart McKimmie (born 27 October 1962) is a Scottish former professional

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, who predominantly played for home town club

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. He played in

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, primarily as a

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, and also played for

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and

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. He later wrote a weekly column in the Evening Express, as well as appearing as a pundit on

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's ''Friday Sport''.

Club career

McKimmie signed for hometown club

in 1983 from

, as a replacement for

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who had been forced to retire due to injury. He won the

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shortly after joining, and would go on to win two

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in 1984 and 1985, three

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s in 1985, 1989 and the last in 1995, as captain of the club,Stewart McKimmie
AFC Heritage Trust in addition to involvement in several further runners-up finishes in the Premier Division and losing cup finals. He left Aberdeen in 1997, having made 561 appearances for the ''Dons'' in all competitions, and finished his career with

International career

He won 40 international caps for

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, appearing in the

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, the

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and

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.Stewart McKimmie
Sporting Heroes He scored once for Scotland, the only goal in a friendly game against world champions

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prior to the 1990 World Cup.

Honours

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: 1983–84, 1984–85 *

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90 *

Scottish League Cup The Scottish League Cup (also known as the Viaplay Cup for sponsorship reasons) is a football competition open to all Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) clubs. First held in 1946–47, it is the oldest national League Cup in existen ...

: 1985–86, 1989–90, 1995–96 *

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References

External links

Evening Express column
* * 1962 births Scottish footballers Aberdeen F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Scotland international footballers Scotland B international footballers Living people 1990 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1992 players UEFA Euro 1996 players Banks O' Dee F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players Association football fullbacks Scotland under-21 international footballers {{Scotland-footy-defender-1960s-stub

Club career

International career

Honours

See also

References

External links