Stuart Carswell

Stuart Carswell

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-09-09) 9 September 1993 (age 31)[1]
Place of birth	Bellshill, Scotland[1]
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Thorniewood United
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)
2023–2024	Clyde	13	(0)
2024–	Thorniewood United
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:52, 24 August 2024 (UTC)

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

Career

Motherwell

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

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

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

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]

Later career

Carswell joined Clyde in June 2023^[25] but left the club after just 17 appearances in January 2024 and joined West of Scotland Football League side Thorniewood United along with former Motherwell, Dumbarton and Clyde teammate Ross Forbes.^[26]

Career statistics

As of 09:03, 21 November 2023 (UTC)

Club	Season	League		National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		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	13	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	17	0
Total		305	13	19	2	22	0	29	1	378	16

References

1. "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.
26. "'Put it to bed': Johnstone Burgh manager not looking to deep into defeat". The Gazette. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 24 August 2024.

External links

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