Eddie Stuart

Eddie Stuart
Personal information
Full name Edward Albert Stuart
Date of birth (1931-05-12)12 May 1931
Place of birth Middelburg, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Date of death 4 November 2014(2014-11-04) (aged 83)
Place of death Wrexham, Wales
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1950 Rangers Johannesburg
1951–1962 Wolverhampton Wanderers 287 (5)
1962–1964 Stoke City 63 (2)
1964–1966 Tranmere Rovers 83 (2)
1966–1968 Stockport County 77 (1)
1968–1972 Worcester City ? (0)
Total 510 (10)
Managerial career
1968–1971 Worcester City (player-manager)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Edward Albert "Eddie" Stuart (12 May 1931 – 4 November 2014) was a South African professional footballer. He played as a defender. He played 322 times in England for Wolverhampton Wanderers between 1951 and 1962, winning three league titles and the FA Cup. He also served Stoke City, Tranmere Rovers and Stockport County.

Stuart died on 4 November 2014 in Wrexham, Wales aged 83 following a long illness.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. ↑ "Eddie Stuart passes away". Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. 4 November 2014. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 4 November 2014.