Ian Stewart (Scottish footballer)

Ian Stewart
Personal information
Position(s)	Winger
Youth career
	Perth Celtic
Senior career*
Years	Team
1964–1965	Arbroath
1965–1966	Dundee United
1966–1967	Arbroath
1967–1974	Forfar Athletic
1974–1978	Montrose
1978–1980	Brechin City
1983–1987	Montrose
Total
Managerial career
1978–1980	Brechin City
1980–1983	Arbroath
1983–1990	Montrose
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ian Stewart (born 1946)^[6] is a Scottish former football player and manager.

Stewart worked as a civil servant while being involved in football on a part-time basis.^[7] He was player/manager of Brechin City in the late 1970s, but left that position in January 1980 to become manager of Arbroath.^[7] Stewart was sacked by Arbroath in November 1983, despite losing only 39 out of 132 league matches in charge.^[8] Arbroath had narrowly missed out on promotion in each of the previous two seasons.^[9]

Soon after leaving Arbroath, he was appointed manager of Montrose.^[10]^[11] He guided Montrose to promotion in 1984–85.^[12] 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 Berwick Rangers.^[6] Montrose produced a surprise victory against Hearts at Tynecastle in a 1986–87 Scottish League Cup tie.^[13]^[14] It was the first time any visiting team had won at Tynecastle in fifteen months.^[13]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "ARBROATH : 1946/47 – 2011/12". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
^ "DUNDEE UNITED : 1946/47 – 2011/12". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
^ "FORFAR ATHLETIC : 1949/50 – 2011/12". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
^ ^a ^b "MONTROSE : 1955/56 – 2011/12". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
^ "BRECHIN CITY : 1954/55 – 2011/12". www.neilbrown.newcastlefans.com. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Miller's magic for Aberdeen lights up Grotto". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 24 September 1984. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
^ ^a ^b Paul, Ian (16 January 1980). "Henderson: It was time to go". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
^ "Kopel hits back at Arbroath". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 25 November 1983. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
^ "We were lucky: Clough". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. 24 November 1983. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
^ Traynor, Jim (17 December 1983). "Fleming faces up to a new challenge". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
^ Paul, Ian (16 December 1983). "Knox in a hurry to put Dundee back on top". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
^ Traynor, Jim (27 April 1985). "No spite in Stewart, the man at the top". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
^ ^a ^b Hepburn, Ray (20 August 1986). "Joy for Montrose in cup heart-breaker". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 23 September 2012.
^ Reynolds, Jim (21 August 1986). "£3000 shock troops". The Herald. Herald & Times Group. Retrieved 23 September 2012.