Stewart Kennedy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stewart Kennedy | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Linlithgow Rose | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1973 | Stenhousemuir | 68 | (0) |
| 1973–1980 | Rangers | 99 | (0) |
| 1980–1991 | Forfar Athletic | 281 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | St Johnstone | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 449 | (0) | |
| National team | |||
| 1975 | Scotland | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Stewart Kennedy (born 31 August 1949 in Stirling) is a Scottish former professional football goalkeeper, who played for Stenhousemuir, Rangers, Forfar Athletic and St Johnstone. Kennedy played in five full international matches for Scotland, all in 1975.
Kennedy joined Dunfermline Athletic as an 18-year-old in 1967 from local junior side Camelon, before returning to junior football in 1969 with Linlithgow Rose. Two years later he returned to the senior game, signing for Stenhousemuir. It was from here, after another two-year stint, he was signed by Rangers for £10,000. He mainly served as back-up for their established goalkeeper Peter McCloy. A number of goalkeepers came and left Rangers during McCloy's long career as number one, but Kennedy was the most successful, amassing 131 appearances and 45 clean sheets.
Standing 6 ft 1 in tall and weighing 11 st 5 lb, he made a major contribution to Rangers 1975 league win, their first in eleven years, playing in every match. From then until 1978 Kennedy and McCloy exchanged the position, both playing regularly. He was capped five times by Scotland in the 1974-75 season, his last appearance coming in a 5–1 defeat to England at Wembley.
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