Thomas Stewart (Irish footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Stewart | ||
| Date of birth | 12 November 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Craigavon, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Partick Thistle | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2003 | Portadown | ||
| 2003–2006 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006–2008 | Linfield | 46 | (13) |
| 2008–2009 | Derry City | 43 | (10) |
| 2010 | Shamrock Rovers | 32 | (8) |
| 2011- | Partick Thistle | 17 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 2006–2008 | Northern Ireland U21 | 19 | (4) |
| 2007–2008 | Northern Ireland U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2007 | Irish Football League | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Thomas Stewart, (born 12 November 1986 in Craigavon), is a Northern Irish footballer who plays for Partick Thistle.
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[edit] Wolverhampton
As an apprentice Stewart played in a FA Youth semifinal in 2005 but never made the breakthrough to first team football.
[edit] Linfield
After returning from England he signed a full time contract with the Blues on 11 September 2006. He scored on his debut v Limavady on the 30th, but subsequently was used mostly as a wide midfielder by David Jeffrey. His patience finally ran out at Windsor Park and he moved to Derry.
[edit] Derry City
Stewart signed for Stephen Kenny (footballer) in June 2008 on a two and a half year full time contract. He made his debut in Sligo on the 5th of July [1]. Stewart scored on his home debut the following week [2]. He was the second opposition player to score at Tallaght Stadium in March 2009 [3]. He had a productive couple of seasons at the Brandywell winning the FAI League Cup and playing and scoring in the UEFA Europa League [4].
[edit] Shamrock Rovers
Despite signing for Carolina Railhawks in March 2010 [5] the lack of a work visa saw him returning home to sign for Shamrock Rovers. He made his debut against University College Dublin A.F.C. on 2 April [6]. He scored Rovers' winner in the Europa League tie against Bnei Yehuda in July 2010.[1] In the last league game of the 2010 League of Ireland season he scored on the night Rovers secured their 16th domestic crown[7].
[edit] Partick Thistle
Stewart made his debut for Thistle in a home defeat against Falkirk F.C.. His first start came a week later in a 0-0 draw against Ross County F.C.. His first goal came in a 3-2 defeat away to Dundee F.C. on the 30th April 2011.
[edit] Honours
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- Derry City - 2008
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- Linfield - 2006/07, 2007/08
Irish Cup: 2
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- Linfield - 2007, 2008
[edit] References
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- 1986 births
- Living people
- Association footballers from Northern Ireland
- Northern Ireland under-21 international footballers
- Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. players
- Linfield F.C. players
- Derry City F.C. players
- Shamrock Rovers F.C. players
- IFA Premiership players
- League of Ireland players
- Scottish Football League players
- Partick Thistle F.C. players
