Gogie Stewart was a multi-sport athlete from British Columbia, notably a former Canadian soccer player and lacrosse player.
14 Facts About Gogie Stewart
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Gogie Stewart was a three-time national soccer champion with Canadian clubs Vancouver City FC and Westminster Royals FC as well as a two-time national lacrosse champion with Vancouver Burrards and Nanaimo Timbermen.
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Gogie Stewart was one of Canada's starting inside forwards during FIFA World Cup Qualifiers in 1957.
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Gogie Stewart scored 10 goals in that first season with the Pacific Coast League runners up North Shore FC.
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Gogie Stewart moved to England in July 1953 to play for Everton's second team, staying in England until May 1954.
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Gogie Stewart returned to Canada and rejoined the Royals in time to win his second Canadian title in 1955.
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Gogie Stewart won his third Canadian title in 1960, again with the Westminster Royals.
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Gogie Stewart won the Austin Delany Memorial Trophy as most valuable player of the Pacific Coast League.
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Just 10 days after the 1965 Pacific Coast International Championship, Gogie Stewart played in his final Pacific Coast League match with Firefighters.
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On 15 May 1965, Gogie Stewart knocked out North Shore's John Woods, breaking his jaw and sending him to the hospital.
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Gogie Stewart eventually received a two-year suspension from the BC Soccer Commission and did not return to the Pacific Coast League.
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At the international level, Gogie Stewart first played for Canada in a 1956 all-star match against FC Lokomotiv Moscow.
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Gogie Stewart won two Mann Cup championships and reached the 1951 and 1960 finals.
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Gogie Stewart played four seasons with Vancouver, then signed with Nanaimo in 1954.