Stewart McKimmie (born 27 October 1962) is a Scottish former professional

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, who predominantly played for home town club

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. He played in

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, primarily as a

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, and also played for

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and

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. He later wrote a weekly column in the Evening Express, as well as appearing as a pundit on

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's ''Friday Sport''.

Club career

McKimmie signed for hometown club

in 1983 from

, as a replacement for

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who had been forced to retire due to injury. He won the

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shortly after joining, and would go on to win two

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in 1984 and 1985, three

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s in 1985, 1989 and the last in 1995, as captain of the club,Stewart McKimmie
AFC Heritage Trust in addition to involvement in several further runners-up finishes in the Premier Division and losing cup finals. He left Aberdeen in 1997, having made 561 appearances for the ''Dons'' in all competitions, and finished his career with

International career

He won 40 international caps for

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, appearing in the

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, the

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and

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.Stewart McKimmie
Sporting Heroes He scored once for Scotland, the only goal in a friendly game against world champions

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prior to the 1990 World Cup.

Career statistics

Club

International

''Scores and results list Scotland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each McKimmie goal''

Honours

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: 1983–84, 1984–85 *

Scottish Cup The Scottish Football Association Challenge Cup,1983–84, 1985–86, 1989–90 *

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: 1985–86, 1989–90, 1995–96 *

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References

External links

Evening Express column
* * 1962 births Scottish men's footballers Aberdeen F.C. players Dundee F.C. players Dundee United F.C. players Scotland men's international footballers Scotland men's B international footballers Living people 1990 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1992 players UEFA Euro 1996 players Banks O' Dee F.C. players Scottish Junior Football Association players Scottish Football League players Men's association football fullbacks Scotland men's under-21 international footballers 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1960s-stub