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English footballer

William Stephenson
Personal information
Full name William Stephenson
Date of birth 1888
Place of birth Whitburn, England
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1906 Jarrow
1906–1907 Whitburn
1907–1910 Hull City 55 (0)
1910–1911 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
1911–1913 Wingate Albion
1913–1915 Shildon Athletic
1919–1920 Hull City 9 (0)
1920–1921 Hartlepools United 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

William Stephenson (1888 – after 1921) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Hull City as a right back.

Personal life

Stephenson served as a private in the Football Battalion and the Queen's Regiment during the First World War.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hull City 1907–08 Second Division 12 0 0 0 12 0
1908–09 28 0 2 0 30 0
1909–10 15 0 0 0 15 0
Total 55 0 2 0 57 0
Hull City 1919–20 Second Division 9 0 0 0 9 0
Total 64 0 2 0 66 0
Hartlepools United 1920–21 North Eastern League 18 0 6 0 24 0
Career total 82 0 8 0 90 0

References

  1. ^ Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 276. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 64. ISBN 978-0857330772.
  3. William Stephenson on Lives of the First World War
  4. "Remembering Our Heroes: William Stephenson". www.hullcitytigers.com. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. ^ "44 William Stephenson". On Cloud Seven. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  6. "William Stephenson". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 3 June 2017.


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