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
1894–1895 Clyde 15 (4)
1895–1898 Derby County 73 (31)
1898–1899 Newcastle United 33 (12)
1900–1901 Bristol City 23
1901 Grimsby Town 8 (1)
1902 Leicester Fosse 7 (1)
Clyde 14 (5)
St Mirren
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

James "Jimmy" 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]

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.[3] He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

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 2016-01-18.
  3. "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part Nine". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 2016-01-18.


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