Jimmy Stevenson

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 3839)[2]
Place of death Somme, France[2]
Playing position Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ashfield
1892–1895 Clyde 31 (5)
1895–1898 Derby County 73 (31)
1898–1899 Newcastle United 33 (12)
1900–1901 Bristol City 23 (0)
1901 Grimsby Town 8 (1)
1902 Leicester Fosse 7 (1)
1902–1904 Clyde 14 (5)
St Mirren
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

James Stevenson (1877–3 July 1916) was a Scottish professional football inside forward who played in the Football League for Derby County, Newcastle United, Grimsby Town and Leicester Fosse.[1] He also played in the Scottish League for Clyde.[3]

Personal life

Stevenson served as a private in the Highland Light Infantry during the First World War and was killed during a failed attack, south of Thiepval, during the early stages of the Battle of the Somme on 3 July 1916.[4] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Clyde 1892–93[3] Scottish League 16 1 2 0 18 1
1894–95[3] Scottish First Division 15 4 3 0 18 4
Total 31 5 5 0 36 5
Derby County 1894–95[5] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1895–96[5] 25 14 5 0 30 14
1896–97[5] 20 14 0 0 20 14
1897–98[5] 23 3 6 1 29 4
1898–99[5] 4 0 4 0
Total 55 31 11 1 66 32
Newcastle United 1898–99[5] First Division 24 7 2 0 26 7
1899–00[5] 9 5 2 1 11 6
Total 33 12 4 1 37 13
Leicester Fosse 1901–02[6] Second Division 7 1 0 0 7 1
Clyde 1902–03[3] Scottish Second Division 13 5 1 1 14 6
1903–04[3] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Clyde total 45 10 6 1 51 11
Career total 140 54 21 3 161 57

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 277. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. 1 2 3 "CWGC – Casualty Details". www.cwgc.org. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  4. "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part Nine". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Jimmy Stevenson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  6. "James Stevenson | Leicester City career stats – FoxesTalk". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 23 November 2017.


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