Bio:
David Stewart was aged 26, he was signed for a £30,000 fee by Don Revie’s Leeds United as a replacement for Gary Sprake and as understudy to David Harvey. Leeds won the First Division just after he joined in 1974, but he only contributed 3 appearances during the campaign. When Harvey was recovering from a car accident in 1975, Stewart was given a late season run in the first team.
Dave Stewart played in the 1974–75 European Cup quarter-final win against Anderlecht. In the semi-final he gave what Leeds United report as his best performance for the club keeping Johan Cruyff and Johan Neeskens at bay to eliminate F.C. Barcelona. Leeds lost 2–0 in the final to Bayern Munich at the Parc de Princes in Paris.
Despite Stewart being described by Leeds “as a brave and terrific shot-stopper” and as having made “inspirational saves” in the European run, Harvey became first choice on returning to fitness. Stewart’s only other run of Leeds first team games was in 1977. He made 74 first team appearances for Leeds.
Factfile:
- Full Name: David Steel Stewart
- Position: Goalkeeper
- Date of Birth: 11.03.1947
- Birthplace: Glasgow
- Nation: Scotland
- Caps: 1
- Goals: –
- Club Career: Leeds United
- Period: 1973-1979
- League Games, 55
- League Goals, 0
- Previous Club: Ayr United
- Transfer Fee: £30.000
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