Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Stevenson | ||
Date of birth | 1877 | ||
Place of birth | Paisley, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 3 July 1916 (aged 38–39) | ||
Place of death | Leipzig Salient, near Thiepval, France | ||
Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1893–1894 | Ashfield | ||
1894–1895 | Clyde | 31 | (5) |
1895–1898 | Derby County | 73 | (31) |
1898–1899 | Newcastle United | 33 | (12) |
1900–1901 | Bristol City | 23 | (0) |
1901–1902 | Grimsby Town | 8 | (1) |
1902 | Leicester Fosse | 7 | (1) |
1902–1904 | Clyde | 14 | (5) |
St Mirren | |||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Stevenson (1877 – 3 July 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Derby County, Newcastle United, Grimsby Town and Leicester Fosse as an inside forward. He also played in the Scottish League for Clyde.
Personal life
After the outbreak of the First World War, Stevenson enlisted as a private in the Highland Light Infantry in Glasgow and was posted to the Western Front in November 1915. On 3 July 1916, he was killed in a failed attack on the Leipzig Salient, during the early stages of the Battle of the Somme. Stevenson is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Clyde | 1892–93 | Scottish League | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 |
1894–95 | Scottish Division One | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
Total | 31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 5 | ||
Derby County | 1894–95 | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
1895–96 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 14 | ||
1896–97 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | ||
1897–98 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 4 | ||
1898–99 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
Total | 55 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 66 | 32 | ||
Newcastle United | 1898–99 | First Division | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 |
1899–1900 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | ||
Total | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 13 | ||
Leicester Fosse | 1901–02 | Second Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
Clyde | 1902–03 | Scottish Division Two | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
1903–04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
Total | 45 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 11 | ||
Career total | 140 | 54 | 21 | 3 | 161 | 57 |
References
- ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 277. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- "Stevenson Jimmy Derby County 1895". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
- Scott, Kenneth H. "James -Jimmy- Stevenson | Player Profile". toon1892 ~ a site for Newcastle United fans everywhere... Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- "Newcastle-United 1898/99 Season Diary". nufc-history.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ Hutchinson, John. "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part Nine". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- Jimmy Stevenson on Lives of the First World War
- ^ "Jimmy Stevenson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
- "James Stevenson | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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- Footballers from Paisley, Renfrewshire
- Scottish men's footballers
- English Football League players
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- British Army personnel of World War I
- Highland Light Infantry soldiers
- British military personnel killed in the Battle of the Somme
- Scottish Football League players
- Ashfield F.C. players
- Clyde F.C. players
- Derby County F.C. players
- Southern Football League players
- Newcastle United F.C. players
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- Grimsby Town F.C. players
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