William Stephenson (footballer)

William Stephenson
Personal information
Full name William Stephenson[1]
Date of birth 1888
Place of birth Whitburn, England
Playing position Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Jarrow
Whitburn
1907–1909 Hull City 55 (0)
1910 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
Wingate Albion
1919 Hull City 9 (0)
1920–1921 Hartlepools United 18 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

William Stephenson (1888 – after 1921) was an English professional football right back who played in the Football League for Hull City.[1]

Personal life

Stephenson served as a private with the 17th (Service) Battalion of the Duke of Cambridge's Own (Middlesex Regiment) during the First World War.[2]

Career statistics

Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hartlepools United 1920–21[3] North Eastern League 18 0 6 0 24 0
Career total 18 0 6 0 24 0

References

  1. 1 2 Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 276. ISBN 190589161X.
  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. "In The Mad Crowd". www.inthemadcrowd.co.uk. Retrieved 3 June 2017.


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