Stuart Carswell

Scottish footballer

Stuart Carswell

Personal information
Full name|  Stuart Carswell
Date of birth|  (1993-09-09) 9 September 1993 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth|  Bellshill, Scotland[1]
Height|  6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s)|  Midfielder
Team information

Current team

|  Clyde
Number|  4
Youth career
2009–2011|  Motherwell
Senior career*
Years|  Team|  Apps|  (Gls)
2011–2015|  Motherwell|  86|  (0)
2015–2016|  St Mirren|  20|  (0)
2016|  Keflavík|  12|  (0)
2017–2023|  Dumbarton|  174|  (13)
2023-|  Clyde|  13|  (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:52, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Stuart Carswell (born 9 September 1993) is a Scottish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish League Two side Clyde. Carswell has previously played for Motherwell, St Mirren and Dumbarton, as well as Icelandic side Keflavík.

## Career[edit]

### Motherwell[edit]

Born in Bellshill, and a product of the Fir Park club's youth system, Carswell starred in the Motherwell under-19 side that finished second behind Celtic in the 2009–10 Scottish Premier League under-19 season. Carswell made his first team debut in the 0–0 draw against Hearts on 9 April 2011,[2] playing the full 90 minutes.

On 3 February 2012, Carswell signed a new contract, keeping him at Motherwell until 2014.[3] That was extended by a further year on 21 March 2013.[4] On 2 June 2015, Motherwell announced that Carswell was amongst the players leaving the club, with his contract having expired.[5]

### St Mirren[edit]

Carswell signed a two-year contract with St Mirren on 29 June 2015.[6] He decided to leave St Mirren at the end of the 2015–16 season having made 24 appearances for the club.[7]

### Keflavík[edit]

After leaving St Mirren, Carswell signed for Icelandic side Keflavík in July 2016,[8] making his debut in a goalless draw with Leiknir R.[9] Carswell left Keflavík at the end of the 2016 season wanting to progress his career back home.[10]

### Dumbarton[edit]

Carswell joined Scottish Championship side Dumbarton on 5 January 2017.[11] After playing in every game following his arrival at 'The Rock' he signed a new deal in May 2017.[12] He scored his first goal in senior football for the club, in his 151st game, with a free-kick winner in a Scottish Cup tie against Elgin City,[13] his next goal also came in a 1-0 success, as he rifled in a 'magnificent' 25 yard strike against Alloa Athletic in the Scottish Championship playoff final.[14] Despite the club's relegation to Scottish League One Carswell signed a new one-year deal in June 2018.[15] He scored his first goal in league football, the third in a 4–0 victory against East Fife, in October 2018.[16] After impressing in both central midfield and central defence, Carswell was named Dumbarton's Player of the Year for the 2018–19 season.[17] He renewed his deal with the club in June 2019 where he was appointed club captain.[18] He made his 100th appearance for the club in August 2019.[19] He extended his deal for a fifth season with the club in July 2020.[20] Carswell extended his time at the Rock by another two seasons in June 2021.[21] He finished the 2021–22 season with seven goals to his name - a career best, as the Sons were relegated to Scottish League Two. He was replaced as the club's captain in June 2022 by Ryan McGeever.[22] Carswell scored the winning goal on his 200th appearance for the Sons, against Bonnyrigg Rose Athletic in September 2022.[23] Carswell was released by the Sons in May 2023 after six-and-a-half seasons and 224 appearances for the club.[24]

### Clyde[edit]

Carswell joined Clyde in June 2023.[25]

## Career statistics[edit]

As of 09:03, 21 November 2023 (UTC)
Club  | Season  | League  | National Cup  | League Cup  | Other  | Total

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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals
Motherwell | 2010–11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0
2011–12 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0
2012–13 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 0
2013–14 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0
2014–15 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 | 0
Total  | 88 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 99 | 0
St Mirren | 2015–16 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 24 | 0
Keflavík | 2016 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0
Dumbarton | 2016–17 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0
2017–18 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 38 | 2
2018–19 | 31  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 38  | 2
2019–20 | 25  | 1  | 1  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 31  | 1
2020–21 | 18  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 4  | 0  | 26  | 0
2021–22 | 31  | 7  | 2  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 3  | 0  | 39  | 7
2022–23 | 27  | 3  | 3  | 1  | 4  | 0  | 2  | 0  | 36  | 4
Total  | 174  | 13  | 12  | 2  | 17  | 0  | 21  | 1  | 224  | 16
Clyde | 2023–24 | 9  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 0  | 0  | 1  | 0  | 10  | 0
Total  | 301 | 13 | 17 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 371 | 16

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c "Stuart Carswell profile". Official Motherwell FC Site. Retrieved 21 February 2014.
2. ^ "Hearts 0–0 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 9 April 2011. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
3. ^ "Carswell agrees deal to 2014". Motherwell F.C. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
4. ^ "Carswell signs contract extension". Motherwell F.C. 21 March 2013. Retrieved 21 March 2013.
5. ^ "Scott McDonald joins Motherwell exodus as 16 players leave the club". STV Sport. 2 June 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
6. ^ "St Mirren land midfielder Stuart Carswell". BBC. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
7. ^ "Squad Update". St Mirren FC. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
8. ^ Einarsson, Magnús Már (15 July 2016). "Fyrrum miðjumaður úr skosku úrvalsdeildinni í Keflavík (Staðfest)" [The former midfielder from the Scottish Premier League in Keflavik (AP)] (in Icelandic). Fotbolti.net. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
9. ^ "Keflavík – Leiknir R. 0–0" (in Icelandic). KSI. Retrieved 17 July 2016.
10. ^ "Tveir Skotar fara frá Keflavík – Óvíst með Magnús Þóri" [Two Scots go from Keflavik – Uncertain with Ásmundsson] (in Icelandic). 23 November 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2016.
11. ^ Findlay, Alan (5 January 2016). "Transfer window – signing news". Retrieved 5 January 2017.
12. ^ Findlay, Alan. "PLAYERS AGREE TERMS WITH GAFFER". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 24 May 2017.
13. ^ Barrow, Simon. "SONS BEAT ELGIN IN SCOTTISH CUP". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
14. ^ McLauchlin, Brian (9 May 2018). "Alloa Athletic 0-1 Dumbarton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
15. ^ Findlay, Alan (21 June 2018). "SQUAD NEWS: CARSY SIGNS UP FOR NEW SEASON". Dumbarton Football Club.
16. ^ Galloway, Andy (27 October 2018). "Dumbarton (4) v East Fife (0)". Dumbarton Football Club.
17. ^ "Sonstrust Awards 2018/19". Facebook.com/Sonstrust. 27 April 2019.
18. ^ Galloway, Andy (19 June 2019). "PLAYER OF THE YEAR IS BACK". Dumbarton Football Club.
19. ^ Galloway, Andy. "ONE CENTURY HIT AND ANOTHER APPROACHING!". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
20. ^ "Dumbarton Football Club - THE CAPTAIN IS BACK ON BOARD!". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
21. ^ "Dumbarton Football Club - THE CAPTAIN IS BACK!". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 4 June 2021.
22. ^ "Dumbarton Football Club - MCGEEVER IS NEW CLUB CAPTAIN". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
23. ^ "Dumbarton Football Club - A MAGNIFICENT SEVEN!". www.dumbartonfootballclub.com. Retrieved 17 September 2022.
24. ^ Crawford, Jack (16 May 2023). "SQUAD UPDATE". Dumbarton Football Club. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
25. ^ Jack, Dominic (9 June 2023). "New Signing: Stuart Carswell". Clyde F.C. Retrieved 21 November 2023.

## External links[edit]

* Stuart Carswell at Soccerbase
* Stuart Carswell at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)

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* e

Dumbarton F.C. - Player of the Year

* 2001: Brown
* 2002: Brittain
* 2003: Brittain
* 2004: McKinstry
* 2005: Russell
* 2006: Boyle
* 2007: Borris
* 2008: Canning
* 2009: Clark
* 2010: Gordon
* 2011: McShane
* 2012: Agnew
* 2013: Lister
* 2014: McGinn
* 2015: Graham
* 2016: Fleming
* 2017: Martin
* 2018: Dowie
* 2019: Carswell
* 2020: Hutton
* 2021: No award
* 2022: Duthie
* 2023: Lynas

* v
* t
* e

Clyde F.C. - current squad

* 1 Parry
* 2 Lyon
* 3 Leitch
* 4 Carswell
* 5 P. Grant
* 6 Cuddihy
* 7 L. Scullion
* 8 R. Grant
* 9 Rennie
* 10 Young
* 11 Cameron
* 12 Leighfield
* 15 Dunachie
* 17 Hamilton
* 18 Hynes
* 20 Leslie
* 21 Howie
* 22 Kabia
* 23 C. Scullion
* 24 McGinn
* 25 Šuľa
* 26 King
* 99 Allan
* Manager: McCall

*[Apps]: League appearances
*[Gls]: League goals
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*[Lyon]: Ross Lyon
*[Leitch]: Robbie Leitch
*[Young]: Connor Young
*[Cameron]: Euan Cameron
*[Leighfield]: Jack Leighfield
*[Dunachie]: Logan Dunachie
*[Hamilton]: Lee Hamilton
*[Leslie]: Kian Leslie
*[Howie]: Craig Howie
*[McGinn]: Chris McGinn
*[King]: Alex King