Eric Stephenson
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Joseph Eric Stephenson | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1914 | ||
| Place of birth | Bexleyheath, England | ||
| Date of death | 8 September 1944 (aged 29) | ||
| Place of death | Burma | ||
| Position(s) | Inside left | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1933–1935 | Leeds United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1935–1941 | Leeds United | 111 | (21) |
| 1939–1941 | → Leeds United (war) | 32 | (7) |
| Total | 143 | (28) | |
| International career | |||
| 1938 | England | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Joseph Eric Stephenson (17 September 1914 – 8 September 1944) was an English footballer who played as an inside left at both professional and international levels.
Career
Born in Bexleyheath, Stephenson signed for Leeds United in 1933, turned professional in 1934, and made his first-team debut in 1935.[1]
Stephenson also earned two international caps for England in 1938.[2]
War service
After leaving Leeds in 1941 to become a Major in the Gurkha Rifles, Stephenson died in active service in Burma in September 1944.[1] His younger brother Ernest had died in action August 1943, at the age of 27.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Player profile". Oz White LUFC. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "Player profile". EnglandStats.com. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ^ "Soldiers of St John's". St John's Church, Roundhay. Retrieved 15 November 2010.