Eddie Stuart

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Eddie Stuart
Personnel
Surname Edward Albert Stuart
birthday May 12, 1931
place of birth Middelburg ,  South Africa
date of death 4th November 2014
Place of death Wrexham ,  Wales
position Defense (right)
Men's
Years station Games (goals) 1
Johannesburg Rangers
1951-1962 Wolverhampton Wanderers 287 (1)
1962-1964 Stoke City 63 (2)
1964-1966 Tranmere Rovers 83 (2)
1966-1968 Stockport County 77 (1)
Worcester City
Stations as a trainer
Years station
Worcester City
1 Only league games are given.

Edward Albert "Eddie" Stuart (born May 12, 1931 in Middelburg , † November 4, 2014 in Wrexham ) was a South African football player . As a left defender he won three English championships with the Wolverhampton Wanderers in the seasons 1953/54 , 1957/58 and 1958/59 and after the end of Billy Wright's career he was captain of the "Wolves".

Athletic career

In January 1951, Stuart joined the Wolverhampton Wanderers after he had been recommended in South Africa by Billy Butler , who was responsible for the Johannesburg Rangers and who had previously worked for the Bolton Wanderers for many years . The teenager started the trip to England against the wishes of his parents, who did not like to see him quitting his job at Barclays Bank at the same time . Fifteen months after his arrival, Stuart made his debut as a center-forward and his goal in the 4-1 draw against West Bromwich Albion in April 1952 was ultimately the only goal for the Wolves in his entire career. The following summer, after a stay in Egypt, he fell seriously ill with a tropical virus that not only put him out of action for over a year, but was also life-threatening. He celebrated his comeback in the fall of 1953 against a South African selection as part of a friendly game, where he was made possible by the voluntary waiver of Bill Shorthouse . On February 20, 1954, he played again in full possession of his forces against Sheffield United the next league game and overall he completed the last twelve games of the season ending 1953/54. The Wolves won the English championship and although he did not initially qualify for an official title medal, this was later awarded to him (on request).

From then on, Stuart was a regular on the right defensive side and when the Wolves won two more English championships in the seasons 1957/58 and 1958/59, he completed 78 of 84 league games - he missed four in a row from the end of March 1959 due to one suffered in training Eye injury. After Billy Wright had announced his resignation at the beginning of the 1959/60 season, Stuart succeeded him as captain. For a long time it looked like a double win under his direction before the year came to a disappointing end for Stuart. The English championship went to Burnley FC in the final sprint and on the way to winning the FA Cup he missed the last three rounds (including the final). The reasons for this were also non-sporting in nature, because after the Sharpeville massacre in his South African homeland, he was publicly hostile and booed by parts of the Wolves appendix. Since coach Stan Cullis found that his form was suffering, he then took Stuart from the starting XI. For the 1960/61 season he returned to the team and by mid-1962 he still completed 76 games, with the club's performance noticeably decreasing. He then moved to Stoke City in July 1962 .

In his first year he won the second division championship with Stoke and after another year with successful relegation in the top division he moved on first to the Tranmere Rovers and then to Stockport County , where he also promoted the then fourth-class Stockport to a promotion to the next higher division helped. After the end of his professional career, he ended his career at Worcester City as a player- coach. After his soccer days he ran hairdressing salons in Wolverhampton and Codsall, among others . In 2005 he moved to Wrexham and died there at the age of 81 after a prolonged illness.

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Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Tony Matthews, Wolverhampton Wanderers - The Complete Record . Breedon Books, Derby 2008, ISBN 978-1-85983-632-3 , pp. 154 f .
  2. ↑ Eddie Stuart: 1931-2014 (Wolves Heroes)
personal data
SURNAME Stuart, Eddie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Stuart, Edward Albert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION South African soccer player
DATE OF BIRTH May 12, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Middelburg
DATE OF DEATH 4th November 2014
Place of death Wrexham