Jack Stevens (English footballer)

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.[2]

Jack Stevens
Personal information
Full name John Stevens
Date of birth (1909-02-01)1 February 1909[1]
Place of birth Broomhill, England
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)[1]
Position(s) Centre half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1927–1929 Ashington 2 (0)
1929–1932 Manchester City 0 (0)
1932–1934 Stockport County 66 (0)
1934–1940 Brighton & Hove Albion 137 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Life and career

Stevens was born in Broomhill, Northumberland. As a young man, he was a professional sprinter who won the Morpeth Handicap Sprint.[1] 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,[2] before joining Stockport County in late 1932.[1] He became a regular for Stockport over the next 18 months, was ever-present in the 1933–34 season,[3] and appeared on the losing side in the inaugural Third Division North Cup Final.[4] 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.[1]

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