Alf Steward, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Alf Steward

English footballer and manager

Date of Birth: 18-Sep-1896

Place of Birth: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

Profession: association football manager, association football player, cricketer

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Alf Steward

  • Alfred Steward (born 18 September 1896 in Manchester, Lancashire) was an English football player and manager.
  • He also played cricket for Lancashire's second eleven, though he did not appear in first-class cricket.Steward, a goalkeeper, played football in the army between 1915 and 1918, before joining Stalybridge Celtic.
  • In 1919 he joined Manchester United as an amateur, as cover for United first choice keeper Jack Mew.
  • While an amateur he also played for Heaton Park before turning professional with United in January 1920.
  • His United debut came in October that year, keeping a clean sheet in a 1-0 win at home to Preston North End.
  • He finally became a regular in the United side in the 1923–24 season, and was an ever-present the following season as United won promotion, as runners-up, to the First Division.
  • Between April 1924 and September 1927 Steward missed only 7 league games out of a possible 139 for United, before losing his place to Lance Robinson.
  • He regained his first team place in April 1928 and went on to play a further 149 games before leaving Old Trafford in June 1932, joining Manchester North End as player-manager. He led North End to the final of the Cheshire County League Cup against Altrincham at the end of the 1932–33 season, a final in which he managed to play for both sides.
  • The final finished in a 3-3 draw, but the replay was held over until the following season, by which time Steward had joined Altrincham as player-manager.
  • Altrincham won the replay 4-1, and later that season made the 1st Round of the FA Cup for the first time, losing to Gainsborough Trinity.
  • They also won the Cheshire Senior Cup. He finally retired as a player during the 1937–38 season, making just two appearances that season.
  • In May 1938 he took over as secretary-manager at Division Three (South) side Torquay United.
  • Torquay finished 19th in his only full season with the club, World War II intervening.
  • He remained at Torquay until the club closed for the war in May 1940.

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