Full name Alexander Stuart 1969 Dundee United Name Alex Stuart | Years Team Role Footballer 1958–1969 Dundee | |
Date of birth (1940-08-08) 8 August 1940 (age 75) | ||
Place of birth Aberdeen, Scotland | ||
Alexander Stuart (born 8 August 1940) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a left-back. Beginning his career in 1958 with Dundee, Stuart went on to spend ten years at Dens Park, winning the Scottish Football League in 1961-62 and gaining a Scottish Cup runners-up medal two years later. In 1969, Stuart moved to city rivals Dundee United but left within the year to become player/manager at Montrose. Stuart spent six years at Links Park before moving to Premier Division side Ayr United in 1975-76 season, where he kept the part-time side in the top flight for two seasons. He had a short, final managerial spell with St Johnstone at the end of the 1970s. Stuart went on to become a sports administrator, working on a project for Dundee and Dundee United to share a youth academy. He is now retired.