Reg Stewart (footballer, born 1925)

Reginald "Reg" Stewart (30 October 1925 – 6 March 2011) was an English footballer who played as a centre half in The Football League.

Reg Stewart
Personal information
Full name Reginald Stewart
Date of birth (1925-10-30)30 October 1925
Place of birth Sheffield, England
Date of death 6 March 2011(2011-03-06) (aged 85)
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1949 Sheffield Wednesday 6 (0)
1949–1957 Colchester United 268 (2)
1957–? Hastings United ? (?)
Clacton Town ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Born in Sheffield, Stewart played for Sheffield Wednesday and Colchester United in the Football League from 1946 until 1957, and with non-league clubs Hastings United and Clacton Town.[1]

A member of the first ever Colchester United side to play in a Football League game, Reg was an uncompromising central defender who came south from Sheffield Wednesday.

A regular in the heart of the defence for seven years, he played some 268 times for the U's before leaving to sign for Clacton Town.[2]

Honours

Club

Colchester United[3][4]

References

  1. "Reg Stewart". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  2. "Colchester United 2007/08 Committee Inductees". Colchester United F.C. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  3. "Southern League Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  4. "Southern League Cup Honours". Coludaybyday.co.uk.
  • Reg Stewart at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
  • Reg Stewart at Colchester United Archive Database


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