James John Stewart Imlach was a Scottish professional footballer who played as a left-winger for numerous clubs in England.
11 Facts About Stewart Imlach
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Stewart Imlach is best known today as the subject of an award-winning biography by his son, Gary Imlach, titled My Father and Other Working Class Football Heroes.
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Stewart Imlach was born in the fishing town of Lossiemouth, on the Moray Firth coast.
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Stewart Imlach became the first man in five generations of the family name who chose not to become a fisherman.
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Stewart Imlach started his professional football career with Scottish Highland Football League Club, Lossiemouth FC Stewart Imlach then moved south to Bury FC at the age of 20.
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Stewart Imlach had a falling out with the club over a housing dispute as his promised accommodation was given to new signing John Buchanan.
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Stewart Imlach was retained by the club on reduced wages.
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Stewart Imlach was part of the City Ground club's 1959 FA Cup winning team providing the pass or assist for the first goal in the final by Roy Dwight.
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The first Nottingham Forest player ever to be selected by Scotland, Stewart Imlach made four appearances for the Scottish national side in 1958, against Hungary, Poland, Yugoslavia and France, the latter two games taking place at the 1958 FIFA World Cup finals in Sweden.
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However, prior to the 1970s, caps were only issued to those who appeared in matches against the other home countries, so Stewart Imlach never received a cap.
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When Stewart Imlach stopped playing he became a trainer and spent the next 12 years coaching at Notts County, Everton, Blackpool and Bury.