James Stewart (footballer born 1883)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1883 | ||
| Place of birth | Gateshead, England | ||
| Date of death | 23 May 1957 | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Todds Nook | |||
| – | Gateshead NER | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1902–1908 | Sheffield Wednesday | 123 | (51) |
| 1908–1913 | Newcastle United | 121 | (49) |
| 1913–1914 | Rangers | 19 | (10) |
| – | North Shields Athletic | ||
| National team | |||
| 1907–1911 | England | 3 | (2) |
| Teams managed | |||
| North Shields Athletic | |||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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James "Tadger" Stewart (1883 – 23 May 1957) was a professional footballer who played as an inside forward and won the Football League championship with both Sheffield Wednesday and Newcastle United, as well as making three appearances for England.
Born in Gateshead, he started his career with Todds Nook, and then Gateshead NER, two local non-league sides where he first acquired his nickname, "Tadger", by which he was affectionately known throughout his career.
In May 1902, he was snapped up by Sheffield Wednesday and made one appearance in their championship winning side of 1902–03. The following season he was a more regular selection, making ten appearances as Wednesday retained their title. In 1905–06 he was Wednesday's top scorer with a total of 22 goals (20 league and 2 cup).
The following season, he was part of the Wednesday team that reached the FA Cup Final against the previous year's winners, Everton. In the match at Crystal Palace Stadium on 20 April 1907 a mix-up in the Everton defence enabled Wednesday to take a twentieth-minute lead as Harry Chapman swung the ball into the goalmouth for Stewart to give it the final touch. Everton equalised through Jack Sharp in the closing minute of the first half, but with only four minutes of the match remaining, Andrew Wilson, the Wednesday centre-forward, received the ball from a throw-in and hooked it across the goalmouth for George Simpson, his outside-left, to head home one of the softest goals imaginable.
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