William Stephenson (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | William Stephenson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Whitburn, England | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1905–1906 | Jarrow | ||
| 1906–1907 | Whitburn | ||
| 1907–1910 | Hull City | 55 | (0) |
| 1910–1911 | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | (0) |
| 1911–1913 | Wingate Albion | ||
| 1913–1915 | Shildon Athletic | ||
| 1919–1920 | Hull City | 9 | (0) |
| 1920–1921 | Hartlepools United | 18 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
William Stephenson (1888 – after 1921) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Hull City as a right back.[1]
Personal life[edit]
Stephenson served as a private in the Football Battalion and the Queen's Regiment during the First World War.[2][3][4]
Career statistics[edit]
| Club | Season | League | FA Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hull City | 1907–08[5] | Second Division | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1908–09[5] | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
| 1909–10[5] | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
| Total | 55 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 57 | 0 | ||
| Hull City | 1919–20[5] | Second Division | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Total | 64 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
| Hartlepools United | 1920–21[6] | North Eastern League | 18 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 24 | 0 |
| Career total | 82 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 90 | 0 | ||
References[edit]
- ^ a b Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 276. ISBN 978-1905891610.
- ^ 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.
- ^ William Stephenson on Lives of the First World War
- ^ "Remembering Our Heroes: William Stephenson". www.hullcitytigers.com. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
- ^ a b c d "44 William Stephenson". On Cloud Seven. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ "William Stephenson". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 3 June 2017.
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- 1888 births
- People from Whitburn, Tyne and Wear
- Sportspeople from the Metropolitan Borough of South Tyneside
- Footballers from Tyne and Wear
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football fullbacks
- Jarrow F.C. players
- Hull City A.F.C. players
- Tottenham Hotspur F.C. players
- Wingate Albion F.C. players
- Hartlepool United F.C. players
- English Football League players
- British Army personnel of World War I
- Middlesex Regiment soldiers
- Shildon A.F.C. players
- English football defender, 1880s birth stubs