Review Henry Holmes Stewart was a Scottish clergyman who was a member of the Wanderers team which won the FA Cup in 1873.
Background
Stewart was born in Cairnsmuir, near Newton Stewart, Kirkcudbrightshire, the son of James Stewart and Elizabeth MacLeod. On 28 July 1874, he married Lady Beatrice Diana Cecilia Carnegie, daughter of James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk and Lady Catherine Hamilton Noel.
Education
His brothers included James (1840–1938) and Ravenscroft (1845–1921), both of whom also attended Trinity College. He attended Repton School and Loretto College, Edinburgh before going up to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1867. He graduated in 1871 with a Bachelor and was awarded his Master of Arts in 1874.
Career
He also played for the Scottish team in 1872 in the last of the series of representative football matches against England. At Repton School, he was an outstanding cricketer and was in the school team from 1865 to 1867. In his final season, he was the school"s best batsman.
He also played cricket for Cambridge University although he did not play any first class matches.
He also played for Master Control Console and I Zingari. Following his move to Glamorgan, he played village cricket, continuing well into the twentieth century.
After leaving university, he joined the Wanderers club The match ended in a 0–0 draw.
As Queens Park were unable to raise the cost of a second trip to London, they withdrew from the competition, leaving Wanderers to go through to the final.
The match ended with a 1–0 victory for the English. In a match report, Stewart was praised for his "untiring forward play throughout". In the next season, Stewart played frequently for the Wanderers making eight appearances.
He was variously described as "keeps well on the ball and never flags" and "sticks close to the ball and follows up hard.
A very useful forward". As holders, Wanderers were given a "bye" to the Cup Final in which Stewart was selected as one of the eight forwards.
The final, played against Oxford University at Lillie Bridge on 29 March 1873 ended in a 2–0 victory for the Wanderers. Stewart played three more matches for the Wanderers in 1873-1874 before his clerical career took him away from London.
Stewart was ordained as a deacon in London in 1872 and as a priest in 1873.
He was curate at Saint John"s, Holborn from 1872 to 1874 and then vicar at East Witton, North Riding of Yorkshire from 1874 to 1878. He was then rector at Brington, Northamptonshire (1878–1898), vicar at Porthkerry with Barry, Glamorgan (1898–1914), vicar at Saint Lythan"s, Glamorgan (1914–1925) and, finally, rector at Michaelston-le-Pit, Glamorgan from 1925 to 1935. He died on 20 March 1937, aged 89 years, at his home at Dinas Powys, Glamorgan.