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Stewart Announces Retirement Friday, 8th Apr 2011 08:02
Former Blue Marcus Stewart has announced that he will retire after Exeter’s game against his first club Bristol Rovers on Saturday. The 38-year-old was with Town between February 2000 and August 2002, helping George Burley’s side into the Premier League — scoring the third goal at Wembley — and then netting 21 times as the Blues reached the UEFA Cup the following season having finished fifth.
Stewart says now is the right time to bow out: "There are six games to go and I'm not fighting for a playing contract next season, so I'm better off giving someone else a chance whether that's a young lad or someone whose contract is up.
"I thought it was a good thing to do at Rovers because I started off there and I finished there and it gives someone else an opportunity for the final five games.
"I am proud of my career and I am going out not chasing anything, I'm not chasing another title or another goal.
"I'd like to say I've done most things and I'm content in my head with retiring now because of that reason, it's a big factor."
Stewart, who will continue in a coaching role with the Grecians, scored 40 goals in 84 starts 12 sub appearances for the Blues after signing for £2.75 million from Huddersfield before joining Sunderland after Town’s relegation for a knockdown £650,000 fee.
The 5ft 10in tall frontman also played for Yeovil and Bristol City and had a spell on loan at Preston.
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Not only the third goal at Wembley, but also both goals at Bolton in the semi-final first leg when we looked out of it at 2-0 down - one of them from about 40 yards out.
Am I right in thinking he was the highest scoring Englishman in the Premier League that first season we were up?
Shame. Was hoping to see him up front with Wickham next season! Best finisher we've had since Alan Brazil. Never realised he was as tall as 5-10 though.
I had an long running argument with a mate - also Town fan, about which goal V bolton away was better. The first - a wonder strike from distance, which he argued was luckier than the second - the classy considered cool finish. We couldn't settle the argument, so wrote to the green un who contacted Marcus Stewart - and he brilliantly wrote back....
Quite emotional seeming him on the telly in the early hours of this morning as he got his chance to get on the pitch, made the first goal and had to endure everyone on the pitch wanting to shake his hand at the end of the game when he was obviously tired and emotional, just wanting to hang up his boots and forget that h would not be looking forward to another saturday of first team football.
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