Gary Stephens

{{short description|English rugby league footballer and coach (born 1952)}}

{{about|the 1960s–80s rugby league player for Castleford, Manly, Wigan, Warrington, Leigh, Halifax & York|the 1990–2000s rugby league player for Leeds, Castleford, Sheffield, Halifax & York|Gareth Stephens}}

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{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Gary Stephens

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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=y|1952|8|23}}

|birth_place = Castleford, England

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|position = {{rlp|SH}}

|club1 = Castleford

|year1start = 1969

|year1end = 80

|appearances1 = 315

|tries1 = 109

|goals1 = 0

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 327

|club2 = {{nowrap|Manly-Warringah}}

|year2start = 1976

|year2end = 77

|appearances2 = 30

|tries2 = 2

|goals2 = 0

|fieldgoals2 = 0

|points2 = 6

|club3 = Wigan

|year3start = 1980

|year3end = 84

|appearances3 = 90+3

|tries3 = 15

|goals3 = 0

|fieldgoals3 = 2

|points3 = 50

|club4 = → Warrington

|year4start = 1983{{small|(loan)}}

|year4end =

|appearances4 = 7

|tries4 = 1

|goals4 = 0

|fieldgoals4 = 0

|points4 = 3

|club5 = Leigh

|year5start = 1984

|year5end =

|appearances5 = 16

|tries5 = 2

|goals5 = 0

|fieldgoals5 = 0

|points5 = 8

|club6 = Halifax

|year6start = 1985

|year6end = 87

|appearances6 = 82

|tries6 = 17

|goals6 = 0

|fieldgoals6 = 9

|points6 = 77

|club7 = Ryedale-York

|year7start = 1988

|year7end = 89

|appearances7 = 14+1

|tries7 = 2

|goals7 = 0

|fieldgoals7 = 1

|points7 = 9

|teamA = Yorkshire

|yearAstart = 1975

|yearAend = 79

|appearancesA = 5

|triesA = 1

|goalsA = 0

|fieldgoalsA = 0

|pointsA = 3

|teamB = England

|yearBstart = 1979

|yearBend =

|appearancesB = 1

|triesB = 0

|goalsB = 0

|fieldgoalsB = 0

|pointsB = 0

|teamC = Great Britain

|yearCstart = 1979

|yearCend =

|appearancesC = 5

|triesC = 1

|goalsC = 0

|fieldgoalsC = 0

|pointsC = 3

|coachteam1 = Ryedale-York

|coachyear1start = 1988

|coachyear1end = 91

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|retired = yes

|updated = 23 September 2020

|source = {{cite book |last1=Emery |first1=David |title=Who's Who in Rugby League |date=1984 |publisher=Queen Anne Press |location=London |isbn=978-0-356-10435-5 |page=112}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/gary-stephens/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Stephens&submit=Go&c=England|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421030433/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Stephens&submit=Go&c=England|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 April 2018|title=England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Stephens&submit=Go&c=GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180421030435/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Stephens&submit=Go&c=GB|url-status=dead|archive-date=21 April 2018|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/coaches/gary-stephens/summary.html|title=Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|access-date=1 January 2018}}

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| relatives = Gareth Stephens (son)

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Gary Stephens (born 23 August 1952) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s as a {{rlp|sh}}, and coached in the 1980s and 1990s.

He played at representative level for Great Britain, England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles,{{cite web|title=Player Profile – Gary Stephens|url=http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Gary-Stephens_7794.aspx|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231015259/http://www.yesterdayshero.com.au/PlayerProfile_Gary-Stephens_7794.aspx|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 December 2012|work=yesterdayshero.com.au|publisher=SmartPack International Pty Ltd|access-date=12 November 2011}} Wigan, Warrington, Leigh, Halifax and York. and coached at club level for Ryedale-York.