Billy Stewart (footballer, born 1965)
Billy Stewart (born 1 January 1965) is a former professional footballer who played goal, primarily with Chester City. He currently coaches with West Ham United Ladies first team as their Goalkeeping Coach. He joined West Ham United after spending the previous three seasons with Accrington Stanley FC first team and helped them gain promotion to the EFL league 1 as League 2 Champions in the 2017–8 season. He is a current Goalkeeping Coach Educator for the FA and has coached at international level for England and Northern Ireland at the under-21, under-19 and schoolboy levels, and with the Liverpool County FA disability team on a part-time basis. He also coached the Bolton Wanderers Ladies goalkeepers for 2 seasons. He left Liverpool in July 2009 after 10 seasons as a coach, and is a freelance goalkeeping coach. He also played for the England Non League Team in May 1997, against the Scottish Highland Football League at Cove Rangers FC, the Highland Football League Team whose ground is six miles south of Aberdeen. His side won 5–0 that Saturday afternoon in the North of Scotland, with Barry Hayles, Lee Hughes, and Marcus Bignot in the England team, all three players who subsequently went on to play at high levels in the English Football League.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | William Ian Stewart | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1965 | ||
Place of birth | Liverpool, England | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | West Ham United Women (first-team & goalkeeping coach) | ||
Youth career | |||
1981–1983 | Liverpool | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1984 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
1984–1986 | Wigan Athletic | 14 | (0) |
1986–1994 | Chester City | 272 | (0) |
1994–1995 | Northampton Town | 27 | (0) |
1995 | Chesterfield | 1 | (0) |
1995–1996 | Chester City | 45 | (0) |
1996–1999 | Southport | 119 | (0) |
1999–2000 | Hednesford Town | 5 | (0) |
2000–2002 | Bamber Bridge | ? | (0) |
2002 | Rhyl | 9 | (0) |
2002 | Marine | ? | (?) |
2002–2003 | Colwyn Bay | ? | (?) |
International career | |||
1998 | England Semi-Professional XI | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2020 | West Ham United Women (caretaker) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |