Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Stewart | ||
Date of birth | 9 March 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Kilwinning, Scotland | ||
Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1970–1971 | Troon | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1972–1977 | Kilmarnock | 136 | (0) |
1977–1980 | Middlesbrough | 34 | (0) |
1980–1984 | Rangers | 55 | (0) |
1983 | → Dumbarton (loan) | 2 | (0) |
1984–1986 | St Mirren | 9 | (0) |
1986 | Partick Thistle | 8 | (0) |
Total | 244 | (0) | |
National team | |||
1974–1978 | Scottish League XI | 3 | (0) |
1977–1978 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
James "Jim" Stewart (born 9 March 1954) is a former Scottish football goalkeeper.
He began his career with local side Troon, and he went on to play for Kilmarnock, Middlesbrough, Rangers, St Mirren and Partick Thistle.
He earned 2 caps for Scotland, and was their third-choice goalkeeper at the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He was later the goalkeeping coach at Kilmarnock and Hearts, and currently the goalkeeping coach of Rangers and Scotland.
His son Colin also played as a goalkeeper for Kilmarnock, and daughter-in-law Julie Fleeting is the all-time leading scorer for the Scotland women's national football team.