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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	?	(?)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

• Southern League runner-up: 1949–50
• Southern League Cup winner: 1949–50

References

External links

• 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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