Jimmy Stevenson

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Jimmy Stevenson
Personal information
Full name James Stevenson[1]
Date of birth 1877
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Date of death 3 July 1916 (aged 38–39)[2]
Place of death Leipzig Salient, near Thiepval, France[2]
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.[1][3][4][5] He also played in the Scottish League for Clyde.[6]

Personal life[edit]

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.[7][8] 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.[7] Stevenson is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

Career statistics[edit]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Clyde 1892–93[6] Scottish League 16 1 2 0 18 1
1894–95[6] Scottish Division One 15 4 3 0 18 4
Total 31 5 5 0 36 5
Derby County 1894–95[9] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1895–96[9] 25 14 5 0 30 14
1896–97[9] 20 14 0 0 20 14
1897–98[9] 23 3 6 1 29 4
1898–99[9] 4 0 — 4 0
Total 55 31 11 1 66 32
Newcastle United 1898–99[9] First Division 24 7 2 0 26 7
1899–1900[9] 9 5 2 1 11 6
Total 33 12 4 1 37 13
Leicester Fosse 1901–02[10] Second Division 7 1 0 0 7 1
Clyde 1902–03[6] Scottish Division Two 13 5 1 1 14 6
1903–04[6] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 45 10 6 1 51 11
Career total 140 54 21 3 161 57

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 277. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. ^ a b c "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Stevenson Jimmy Derby County 1895". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. ^ Scott, Kenneth H. "James -Jimmy- Stevenson | Player Profile". toon1892 ~ a site for Newcastle United fans everywhere... Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Newcastle-United 1898/99 Season Diary". nufc-history.co.uk. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  7. ^ a b Hutchinson, John. "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part Nine". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  8. ^ Jimmy Stevenson on Lives of the First World War
  9. ^ a b c d e f g "Jimmy Stevenson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  10. ^ "James Stevenson | Leicester City career stats". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
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