| Jimmy Stevenson | |
| Fullname: | James Stevenson |
| Birth Date: | 1877 |
| Birth Place: | Paisley, Scotland |
| Death Date: | 3 |
| Death Place: | Leipzig Salient, near Thiepval, France |
| Position: | Inside forward |
| Years1: | 1893–1894 |
| Clubs1: | Ashfield |
| Years2: | 1894–1895 |
| Clubs2: | Clyde |
| Caps2: | 31 |
| Goals2: | 5 |
| Years3: | 1895–1898 |
| Clubs3: | Derby County |
| Caps3: | 73 |
| Goals3: | 31 |
| Years4: | 1898–1899 |
| Clubs4: | Newcastle United |
| Caps4: | 33 |
| Goals4: | 12 |
| Years5: | 1900–1901 |
| Clubs5: | Bristol City |
| Caps5: | 23 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 1901–1902 |
| Clubs6: | Grimsby Town |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 1 |
| Years7: | 1902 |
| Clubs7: | Leicester Fosse |
| Caps7: | 7 |
| Goals7: | 1 |
| Years8: | 1902–1904 |
| Clubs8: | Clyde |
| Caps8: | 14 |
| Goals8: | 5 |
| Clubs9: | St Mirren |
James Stevenson (1877 – 3 July 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Derby County, Newcastle United, Grimsby Town and Leicester Fosse as an inside forward.[1] [2] [3] [4] He also played in the Scottish League for Clyde.
After the outbreak of the First World War, Stevenson enlisted as a private in the Highland Light Infantry in Glasgow and was posted to the Western Front in November 1915. On 3 July 1916, he was killed in a failed attack on the Leipzig Salient, during the early stages of the Battle of the Somme.[5] Stevenson is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
| Season | League | National Cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Clyde | 1892–93[6] | Scottish League | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| 1894–95 | Scottish Division One | 15 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 4 | ||
| Total | 31 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 36 | 5 | |||
| Derby County | 1894–95[7] | First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1895–96 | 25 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 14 | |||
| 1896–97 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 14 | |||
| 1897–98 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 29 | 4 | |||
| 1898–99 | 4 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 55 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 66 | 32 | |||
| Newcastle United | 1898–99 | First Division | 24 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 7 | |
| 1899–1900 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | |||
| Total | 33 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 13 | |||
| Leicester Fosse | 1901–02[8] | Second Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | |
| Clyde | 1902–03 | Scottish Division Two | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 6 | |
| 1903–04 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 51 | 11 | |||
| Career total | 140 | 54 | 21 | 3 | 161 | 57 | |||