West Bromwich Albion

Barney Stewart

Barney Stewart is a physically imposing forward who runs in behind a defence with real pace, arriving late at the back post more often than a defender expects from someone his size. He took an unconventional route into the professional game.
Scotland West Bromwich Albion FWD
Appearances
8
Goals
0

Season Snapshot

Minutes played
91
11.37 per match
Goals
0
Shots on Target
1
Assists
0

Season Stats

Appearances
8
Minutes played
91
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
1
Shots on Target
1

League Rankings

Among EFL Championship 2026/27 forwards

Goals
77th of 77
Shots on target
106th of 125
Shots
125th of 135
Assists
60th of 60
💪 Workhorses #46 of 434
👻 Ghost Players #174 of 434
😈 Bad Boys #360 of 467
👑 Assist Kings #385 of 421
🎯 Pass Master #474 of 554
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Barney Stewart, The Forward Who Arrived Late

He was playing university football only two years before scoring the goals that convinced West Brom to sign him.

Stewart combines genuine pace with a physical presence that Championship defenders will recognise instantly, the sort of forward who bullies a tired centre back in the final twenty minutes rather than the opening ten. He scored at a rapid rate during a loan spell in Scottish football, including a hat trick in a fiercely contested derby. That finishing instinct arrived alongside a willingness to run every channel a defence offers him.

Having also competed at a high level in rugby and Gaelic football, his athleticism looks built rather than purely natural. The obvious question is whether a striker shaped by university football and a lower league loan can immediately reproduce that scoring rate several levels higher up the English game. Plenty of forwards who terrorise lower league defences discover Championship centre backs are simply a different proposition.

The Rest Of The Squad

25 players

Goalkeepers

1
Max O'Leary
Age 30
9 apps 1a
42
Ben Cisse
Age 21
0 apps
30
Joe Wallis
Age 21
0 apps
13
Matt Ingram
Oxford United · Age 32
0 apps

Defenders

4
Callum Styles
Age 26
9 apps 2g
3
Nathaniel Phillips
Age 29
9 apps
6
George Campbell
Age 25
8 apps
25
Nolan Galves
Age 23
6 apps
2
Chris Mepham
Age 28
5 apps
22
Conor Townsend
Ipswich Town · Age 33
3 apps
18
Brayann Pereira
Age 23
2 apps
31
Alfie Maughan
Age 18
0 apps

Midfielders

21
Isaac Price
Age 23
9 apps 2g 1a
17
Ousmane Diakité
Age 26
9 apps
20
Rabby Nzingoula
Age 20
9 apps
8
Jayson Molumby
Age 27
8 apps
7
Felix Myhre
Age 27
7 apps 1a
29
Harry Whitwell
Age 20
7 apps 1g 1a
15
Toby Collyer
Hull City · Age 22
3 apps
35
Matthew Crowther
Age 18
0 apps

Forwards

11
Jimmy-Jay Morgan
Peterborough United · Age 20
9 apps 3g 3a
19
Aune Heggebø
Age 25
8 apps 2g
26
Kareem Tunde
Age 21
4 apps
10
Mikey Johnston
Age 27
0 apps
23
Tammer Bany
Age 22
0 apps
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