Jim Stephenson (Australian footballer)

{{Short description|Australian rules footballer (1934–2021)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2016}}

{{Infobox AFL biography

| name = Jim Stephenson

| image =

| fullname = James William Stephenson

| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|08|13|df=y}}

| birth_place =

| death_date = {{death date and age|2021|07|16|1934|08|13|df=y}}

| death_place =

| originalteam = Ballarat

| height = 180 cm

| weight = 81 kg

| position =

| statsend = 1956

| years1 = 1956

| club1 = {{AFL StK}}

| games_goals1 = 2 (1)

| careerhighlights =

}}

James William Stephenson (13 August 1934 – 16 July 2021) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).{{cite book |title=The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 |last1=Holmesby|first1=Russell|last2=Main|first2=Jim |year=2014 |edition=10th |isbn=978-1-921496-32-5 |publisher=BAS Publishing |location=Seaford, Victoria |page=846}} Stephenson died on 16 July 2021, at the age of 86.{{cite news |title=James William Stephenson |url=https://ryersonindex.org/search.php |access-date=17 October 2024 |publisher=Ballarat Courier |date=24 July 2021}}