James Garvin Stewart (born 9 March 1954) is a Scottish former football goalkeeper.

Football career

Playing

He began his career with local side Troon, and he went on to play for Kilmarnock, Middlesbrough, Rangers, St Mirren and Partick Thistle. Stewart earned 2 caps for Scotland and was included in the squad at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Jim Stewart (Scottish footballer)

Coaching

He was later the goalkeeping coach at Kilmarnock and Heart of Midlothian, who he left to rejoin Rangers in August 2007. He worked with the SFA as a youth goalkeeping coach before joined the Scotland national football team setup under Gordon Strachan in 2013, on a part-time basis. Stewart left Rangers in March 2017, following the appointment of Pedro Caixinha as team manager. He was then the goalkeeping coach at Nottingham Forest from May 2017 to January 2018.

Jim Stewart (Scottish footballer)

Personal life

His son Colin also played as a goalkeeper for Kilmarnock, and daughter-in-law Julie Fleeting is the all-time leading scorer for the Scotland women's national football team.

Jim Stewart (Scottish footballer)

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1954 births

1974 FIFA World Cup players

Men's association football goalkeepers

Dumbarton F.C. players

Kilmarnock F.C. players

Living people

Middlesbrough F.C. players

Partick Thistle F.C. players

Rangers F.C. non-playing staff

Rangers F.C. players

Troon F.C. players

Scotland men's international footballers

Scotland men's under-21 international footballers

Scotland men's under-23 international footballers

Scottish Football League players

Scottish Football League representative players

Scottish men's footballers

St Mirren F.C. players

English Football League players

Nottingham Forest F.C. non-playing staff