Full name Stuart E. Barclay Name Stuart Barclay Years Club | Height/Weight 188 cm / 79 kg | |
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Date of birth (1949-10-04) 4 October 1949 (age 66) 1969-19731974-19771978-1981 EssendonCity-SouthWindsor-Zillmere | ||
Vinexpo Asia 2018: Australia, Country of Honour with Stuart Barclay
Stuart Barclay (born 4 October 1949) is a former Australian rules footballer who played with Essendon in the Victorian Football League (VFL).
Recruited from Gisborne, Barclay was a member of the 1968 Essendon reserves premiership team. A defender, Barclay was used initially as a back pocket but became a half-back. He played 38 league games for Essendon, from 1969 to 1973, then accepted an offer to captain-coach Launceston club City-South, which competed in the Northern Tasmanian Football Association.
Barclay was runner-up in the Hec Smith Medal and led City-South to a premiership in 1974, the first of his four seasons as coach. While in Tasmania, Barclay also coached the state team.
From 1978 to 1981, Barclay played in Queensland for Windsor-Zillmere and also represented Queensland. He retired after playing in Windsor-Zillmere's 1981 premiership, which they won with a grand final win over Kedron.