Jimmy Stephen
Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Findlay Stephen[1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 August 1922 | ||
Place of birth | Johnshaven, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 5 November 2012 | (aged 90)||
Place of death | Southsea, Hampshire, England | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Johnshaven | |||
1938–1939 | Bradford Park Avenue | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1939–1949 | Bradford Park Avenue | 94 | (0) |
1949–1955 | Portsmouth | 100 | (0) |
– | Yeovil Town | ||
International career | |||
1946–1947 | Scotland | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
James Findlay Stephen (23 August 1922 – 5 November 2012)[2] was a Scottish footballer who played as a defender. At club level, he played in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue[3] and Portsmouth.[4] He also played in two full international matches for Scotland.
Stephen signed for Bradford when he left school in 1938, and turned professional the following year. During the Second World War he made guest appearances for clubs including Halifax Town, Middlesbrough[2] and Huddersfield Town.[5] He left Bradford for Portsmouth in 1949,[2] although National Service in the RAF meant he was restricted to a solitary appearance in the Portsmouth team that won the 1949–50 League title.[6] He finished his career in non-league football with Yeovil Town.[2]
Stephen made his international debut as captain in the first competitive match Scotland played after the war, a 3–1 defeat to Wales on 19 October 1946 in the British Home Championship. His second and last cap came a year later, also against Wales.[2][7] Stephen also represented Scotland in five wartime internationals against England.[1]
References
- ^ a b "James Stephen". London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 13 October 2009.
- ^ a b c d e "Jimmy Stephen - A Squad". Scottish Football Association. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ "Bradford Park Avenue : 1946/47–1969/70". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ "Portsmouth : 1946/47–2008/09". UK A–Z Transfers. Neil Brown. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
- ^ Rollin, Jack (2005). Soccer At War 1939-45. London: Headline. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-7553-1431-7.
- ^ Ley, John (14 September 2009). "Portsmouth all at sea as Bolton Wanderers add to their woes". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 22 September 2013.
At half-time, Jimmy Stephen, 87, a 1950 title-winner with Portsmouth, was introduced to the crowd. "Sign him up," sang the Fratton faithful.
- ^ Brown, Alan (6 June 2008). "Scotland - International Matches 1946-1950". RSSSF. Retrieved 12 October 2009.
External links
- Jimmy Stephen at the Scottish Football Association
- "Jimmy Stephen". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 18 July 2017.
- Use dmy dates from March 2012
- 1922 births
- 2012 deaths
- People from Kincardine and Mearns
- Scottish footballers
- Scotland international footballers
- Scotland wartime international footballers
- Association football defenders
- Bradford (Park Avenue) A.F.C. players
- Portsmouth F.C. players
- Yeovil Town F.C. players
- Halifax Town A.F.C. wartime guest players
- Middlesbrough F.C. wartime guest players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. wartime guest players
- English Football League players
- Sportspeople from Aberdeenshire
- Scottish football defender, 1920s birth stubs