James Stevenson (footballer, born 1872)
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 31 December 1872[1][2] | ||
Place of birth | Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 3 March 1925 | (aged 52)||
Place of death | Dumbarton, Scotland | ||
Position(s) | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1894–1896 | Dumbarton[3][4] | 23 | (5) |
1896–1898 | Preston North End | 51 | (22) |
1898–1899 | Bristol St George | ? | (?) |
1899–1901 | Preston North End | 30 | (5) |
1901–1904 | West Bromwich Albion | 92 | (9) |
1904–1908 | Dumbarton | 41 | (7) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Stevenson (31 December 1872 – 3 March 1925) was a Scottish footballer who played for Dumbarton (two spells), Preston North End (two spells), Bristol St George and West Bromwich Albion. For much of his career he played as a forward but in his later years operated at centre half.[5]
He was selected for the annual Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match in 1903,[6] but never played for Scotland at full international level.
Stevenson was from Dumbarton, where he was killed in 1925 in a boiler room accident at Denny's Shipbuilding Yard.[7] He had eight children with his wife Jessie Jane, née Strachan; their sixth child was the civil servant Sir Matthew Stevenson.[8]
References
- ^ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
- ^ 1901 England Census
- ^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
- ^ "James Stevenson - Player Statistics (The Sons Archive - Dumbarton Football Club History)". www.sonsarchive.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
- ^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
- ^ Football. | International Trial Match., The Glasgow Herald, 24 March 1903
- ^ "Well-Known Footballer Killed – Played for Preston and West Bromwich". Dundee Evening Telegraph. Dundee, Scotland. 3 March 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ J. M. Lee, "Stevenson, Sir Matthew", The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed., Oxford University Press, 2008). Retrieved 8 February 2022. (subscription required)
Categories:
- 1872 births
- 1925 deaths
- Scottish men's footballers
- Dumbarton F.C. players
- Preston North End F.C. players
- Roman Glass St George F.C. players
- West Bromwich Albion F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- English Football League players
- Footballers from Dumbarton
- Men's association football central defenders
- Men's association football forwards
- Industrial accident deaths
- Accidental deaths in Scotland
- Scottish football forward, 1870s birth stubs
- Scottish football defender, 1870s birth stubs