Jimmy Stephenson

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| fullname = James Stephenson{{Cite book |last=Joyce |first=Michael |title=Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 |publisher=Tony Brown |year=2012 |isbn=978-1905891610 |location=Nottingham |page=276}}

| birth_date = 10 February 1895

| birth_place = New Delaval, England

| death_date = {{death date and age |1958|2|1|1895|2|10|df=y}}

| death_place = Newcastle-under-Lyme, England

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=6}}{{Cite news |last=Tom Tiddler |date=22 August 1921 |title=First Division prospects. Sunderland |page=6 |work=Athletic News |location=Manchester}}

| position = Outside right

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| years1 = {{0|0000}}–1913

| clubs1 = New Delaval Villa

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| years2 = 1913–1921

| clubs2 = Aston Villa

| caps2 = 31

| goals2 = 2

| years3 = 1916–1919

| clubs3 = → Leeds City (guest)

| caps3 = 36

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 1921–1922

| clubs4 = Sunderland

| caps4 = 21

| goals4 = 2

| years5 = 1922–1927

| clubs5 = Watford

| caps5 = 195

| goals5 = 18

| years6 = 1927–1928

| clubs6 = Queens Park Rangers

| caps6 = 18

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 1928–1930

| clubs7 = Boston Town

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| years8 = 1930

| clubs8 = New Delaval Villa

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| years9 = 1930–1931

| clubs9 = Ashington

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James Stephenson (10 February 1895 – 1 February 1958) was an English professional footballer who made over 190 appearances in the Football League for Watford as an outside right.{{Cite web |title=Players – Smith to Strouts |url=http://www.watfordfcarchive.co.uk/downloads/players/+Smith-Strouts.pdf |access-date=24 November 2017 |website=Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017 |page=33}}{{Cite web |title=Leeds United F.C. History |url=http://www.ozwhitelufc.net.au/leeds_stats/leeds_city_player_details/StephensonJ_WW1.php |access-date=24 November 2017 |website=www.ozwhitelufc.net.au}} He also played league football for Aston Villa, Sunderland and Queens Park Rangers.

Personal life

Stephenson's brothers were England international footballers Clem and George and he was the uncle of sportsman Bob Stephenson. In May 1917, nearly three years since the outbreak of the First World War, Stephenson enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery and saw action on the Western Front and later served as part of the British Army of the Rhine.{{Cite news |title=Jimmy Stephenson Aston Villa |language=en-US |work=Football and the First World War |url=http://www.footballandthefirstworldwar.org/jimmy-stephenson/ |access-date=24 November 2017}} For a period while a professional footballer, he ran the Nascot Arms pub in Watford.

Career statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" \|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition ! rowspan="2" \|Club ! rowspan="2" \|Season ! colspan="3" \|League ! colspan="2" \|National Cup ! colspan="2" \|Total
Division !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals !Apps !Goals
rowspan="4" \|Aston Villa \|1914–15{{Cite web \|title=James Stephenson \|url=https://www.11v11.com/players/james-stephenson-48084/ \|access-date=24 November 2017 \|website=11v11.com}} \| rowspan="3" \|First Division \|11 \|2 \|0 \|0 \|11 \|2
1919–20 \|5 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|5 \|0
1920–21 \|15 \|3 \|1 \|0 \|16 \|3
colspan="2" \|Total !31 !5 !1 !0 !32 !5
Sunderland \|1921–22{{Cite web \|title=Season Details – 1921–22 : Football League Division 1 \|url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Season.aspx?SeasonID=43 \|access-date=24 November 2017 \|website=Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat}} \|First Division \|22 \|2 \|1 \|0 \|23 \|2
rowspan="6" \|Watford \|1922–23{{Cite web \|title=Seasons – 1920/21 to 1929/30 \|url=http://www.watfordfcarchive.co.uk/downloads/seasons/Seasons1920to1930.pdf \|access-date=24 November 2017 \|website=Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017 \|pages=3–7}} \| rowspan="5" \|Third Division South \|38 \|3 \|3 \|1 \|41 \|4
1923–24 \|40 \|3 \|4 \|1 \|44 \|4
1924–25 \|41 \|3 \|2 \|0 \|43 \|3
1925–26 \|40 \|6 \|3 \|0 \|43 \|6
1926–27 \|36 \|3 \|2 \|0 \|38 \|3
colspan="2" \|Total !195 !18 !14 !2 !209 !20
Queens Park Rangers \|1927–28{{Cite web \|title=Seasonal Stats – Files – 1927–28 \|url=http://www.qprnet.com/uploads/1/2/0/8/120823999/qpr1927.xls \|access-date=24 November 2017 \|website=QPRnet}} \|Third Division South \|18 \|0 \|0 \|0 \|18 \|0
colspan="3" \|Career total !266 !25 !16 !2 !282 !27

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|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

! rowspan="2" |Club

! rowspan="2" |Season

! colspan="3" |League

! colspan="2" |National Cup

! colspan="2" |Total

Division

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

!Apps

!Goals

rowspan="4" |Aston Villa

|1914–15{{Cite web |title=James Stephenson |url=https://www.11v11.com/players/james-stephenson-48084/ |access-date=24 November 2017 |website=11v11.com}}

| rowspan="3" |First Division

|11

1919–20

1920–21

|15

|16

colspan="2" |Total

!31

!32

Sunderland

|1921–22{{Cite web |title=Season Details – 1921–22 : Football League Division 1 |url=http://www.thestatcat.co.uk/Season.aspx?SeasonID=43 |access-date=24 November 2017 |website=Sunderland AFC – Statistics, History and Records – from TheStatCat}}

|First Division

|22

|23

rowspan="6" |Watford

|1922–23{{Cite web |title=Seasons – 1920/21 to 1929/30 |url=http://www.watfordfcarchive.co.uk/downloads/seasons/Seasons1920to1930.pdf |access-date=24 November 2017 |website=Watford Football Club archive 1881–2017 |pages=3–7}}

| rowspan="5" |Third Division South

|38

|41

1923–24

|40

|44

1924–25

|41

|43

1925–26

|40

|43

1926–27

|36

|38

colspan="2" |Total

!195

!18

!14

!209

!20

Queens Park Rangers

|1927–28{{Cite web |title=Seasonal Stats – Files – 1927–28 |url=http://www.qprnet.com/uploads/1/2/0/8/120823999/qpr1927.xls |access-date=24 November 2017 |website=QPRnet}}

|Third Division South

|18

colspan="3" |Career total

!266

!25

!16

!282

!27