Jack Stevens (footballer, born 1909) explained

Jack Stevens
Fullname:John Stevens
Birth Date:1 February 1909
Birth Place:Broomhill, England
Death Date:22 December 1994
Position:Centre half
Years1:1927–1929
Caps1:2
Goals1:0
Years2:1929–1932
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:1932–1934
Caps3:66
Goals3:0
Years4:1934–1940
Caps4:137
Goals4:0

John Stevens (1 February 1909 – after 1943) was an English professional footballer who made more than 200 Football League appearances playing as a centre half for Ashington, Stockport County and Brighton & Hove Albion.[1]

Life and career

Stevens was born in Broomhill, Northumberland. As a young man, he was a professional sprinter who won the Morpeth Handicap Sprint. He began his Football League career with Ashington, for whom he appeared twice, and was on the books of Manchester City without playing first-team football,[1] before joining Stockport County in late 1932. He became a regular for Stockport over the next 18 months, was ever-present in the 1933–34 season,[2] and appeared on the losing side in the inaugural Third Division North Cup Final.[3] Stevens then signed for Brighton & Hove Albion. Appearing infrequently in his first season, he missed only five Third Division South matches in the next three, before losing his place to Peter Trainor in 1938–39. He remained with the club during the first season of wartime competition before joining the Manchester Police.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Joyce, Michael . Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939 . SoccerData . Nottingham . 2004 . 249 . 978-1-899468-67-6.
  2. Web site: Archive seasons . hattersmatters.co.uk . 13 August 2018. Select season required via dropdown menu.
  3. Web site: Tuesday 1st May 1934: Old Trafford: English Division Three (North) Cup Final . hattersmatters.co.uk . 13 August 2018.
  4. Book: Tim . Carder . Roger . Harris . Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. . Goldstone Books . Hove . 1997 . 233–234 . 978-0-9521337-1-1.