Stewart James Drummond (born 11 December 1975) is an English former

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who last played for Morecambe. A central

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, Drummond represented three clubs during a career spanning twenty-one years. He most notably spent a total of seventeen years at Morecambe, where he began playing in 1994 and retired in May 2015.

Career

Signed by Chester City after a long spell with Morecambe in 2004, he went on to spend two years with the Blues and was named as the club's player of the year in 2005–06. He then opted to join

Shrewsbury Town Shrewsbury Town Football Club is a professional association football club based in Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England. The team competes in League One, the third tier of English football. The club plays its home games at the New Meadow, having mo ...

on the Bosman ruling on 12 May 2006. Drummond scored on his début for Town on the opening game of 2006–07, at home to

Mansfield Town Mansfield Town Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, England. The team competes in , the fourth tier of the English football league system. Nicknamed 'The Stags', they play in a blue and ...

. He scored his fifth goal of the season for Shrewsbury at

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in the 2007

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Play-off Final, in a 3–1 loss against

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. Being the first person to score in a play off final at the new Wembley Stadium. Midway during the 2007/08 season, speculation linked Drummond with a move back to Morecambe, and in January 2008, it was announced that Morecambe had re-signed Drummond from Shrewsbury Town for a fee of £15,000 . Drummond is now the Academy Manager of Morecambe Football Club 2015 to date.

Personal life

Drummond has three sons Caspar Drummond (2006), Vinny Luca Drummond (2017) and Teddy Jack Drummond (2019).

Honours

Morecambe *Capped by England Semi-Professional team. *

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winners: 1997-98 in English football *

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play-off semi-finalists: 2002-03 in English football * Lancashire FA Challenge Trophy winners: 1995-96 in English football; 1998-99 in English football; 2003-04 in English football *

play-off semi-finalists: 2009–10 Chester City *Player of the Season: 2005–06 Shrewsbury Town *

play-off finalists: 2006–07. Individual *

Team of the Year: 2002–03

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* Living people 1975 births English footballers Men's association football midfielders Morecambe F.C. players Chester City F.C. players Shrewsbury Town F.C. players England men's semi-pro international footballers Footballers from Preston, Lancashire English Football League players National League (English football) players Morecambe F.C. non-playing staff {{England-footy-midfielder-1970s-stub