Jim Stevenson (footballer, born 1992)

James Adam Stevenson (born 17 May 1992) is an English semi-professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Southern League Premier Division Central club Peterborough Sports.

Jim Stevenson
Stevenson at the Luton Town Civic Reception in 2014
Personal information
Full name James Adam Stevenson[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-17) 17 May 1992[1]
Place of birth Luton, England
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Peterborough Sports
Youth career
2007–2010 Histon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Histon 114 (14)
2013–2015 Luton Town 16 (1)
2013–2014 → Dartford (loan) 23 (1)
2015 → Aldershot Town (loan) 14 (3)
2015–2016 Aldershot Town 45 (6)
2016–2017 Dover Athletic 27 (2)
2017 → Southport (loan) 11 (1)
2017 Chelmsford City 7 (0)
2018– Peterborough Sports 40 (7)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 3 April 2020 (UTC)

Career

Histon

Born in Luton, Bedfordshire,[1] Stevenson began his career in the youth system at Histon, signing for the club at the age of 15.[3] He signed his first professional contract with Histon in July 2010,[4] and made his first team debut at the age of 18 in a 2–0 defeat away to AFC Wimbledon on 17 August 2010, replacing Callum Stewart as a 77th-minute substitute.[5] Stevenson scored his first career goal in a 2–1 defeat at home to York City on 15 January 2011,[5] and went on to score his second goal in a 3–2 defeat at home to Mansfield Town on 22 March.[5] He maintained a first team place throughout 2010–11, and finished the season with two goals from 31 appearances,[6] but was unable to help Histon avoid relegation to the Conference North.[7]

Stevenson played in every league match in 2011–12, during which he made his first appearance of the season in a 2–2 draw at home to Blyth Spartans on the opening day of the season.[5] His first goal of the season came with the third goal in a 3–0 win at home to Solihull Moors on 6 December 2011.[5] Stevenson finished the season with three goals from 45 appearances.[8] He went on to finish 2012–13 as Histon's top scorer with 11 goals from 45 appearances and played in all but one league match.[3][9]

Luton Town

On 20 May 2013, Conference Premier club Luton Town announced that they would sign Stevenson on a two-year contract following the expiration of his contract with Histon on 1 July.[3] He debuted on 7 September in a 0–0 draw at home to Grimsby Town, having entered the match as a half-time substitute.[5] Stevenson failed to establish himself in the first team and was loaned to fellow Conference Premier club Dartford on 28 November until 4 January 2014.[10] He instantly secured a first team place and debuted two days later against Forest Green Rovers in an FA Trophy first round tie, which finished as a 1–1 draw.[5] Stevenson's loan at the club was extended on 8 January 2014 until 1 February.[11] He scored his first goal for Dartford two days later with the opener in a 1–1 draw away to Welling United, a result that ended a run of 10 consecutive league defeats.[12] His loan with Dartford was extended on 30 January until the end of 2013–14.[13] Stevenson completed the loan spell with one goal from 25 appearances,[5] as Dartford finished 22nd in the Conference Premier, but were reprieved from relegation after both Hereford United and Salisbury City were demoted as a result of financial problems.[14][15]

Stevenson made his Football League debut after being introduced as a 79th-minute substitute away to Carlisle United on the opening day of 2014–15, which finished as a 1–0 victory.[16] He went on to score his first Football League goal in a 2–1 win away to Hartlepool United.[16] Stevenson joined Conference Premier club Aldershot Town on 19 January 2015 on a one-month loan until 21 February.[17] He debuted a day later in a 1–0 defeat at home to Kidderminster Harriers and scored his first goal with the opener in a 2–1 win at home to Welling United on 14 February to help Aldershot end a run of five consecutive defeats.[5][18] Stevenson's loan at Aldershot was extended until the end of the season on 27 February, having scored one goal from four appearances during his initial spell with the club.[19] He went on to score two goals at home to Dover Athletic on 3 March in a 3–1 victory,[20] and completed the loan spell with three goals from 14 appearances.[5] Upon his return to Luton, the club announced that he would be released following the expiration of his contract.[21]

Aldershot Town

Stevenson signed for Aldershot permanently on a one-year contract on 10 June 2015.[22] He made his first appearance after signing permanently on the opening day of 2015–16 in a 2–1 defeat at home to Gateshead.[5] Stevenson's first goal of the season came with the second goal in a 4–0 win away to Guiseley on 22 August.[5] He finished the season with six goals from 49 appearances,[5][23] but was released by the club a day after the appointment of Gary Waddock as the new Aldershot manager.[24]

Dover Athletic

Stevenson signed for National League club Dover Athletic on 28 May 2016.[25] He debuted on the opening day of 2016–17 in a 0–0 draw away to Wrexham and scored his first goal in a 4–2 victory away to Eastleigh on 16 August.[5][26] Stevenson joined fellow National League club Southport on 17 February 2017 on a one-month loan.[27] He debuted a day later in a 0–0 draw away to Woking and scored his first goal on 11 March in a 2–1 defeat at home to Torquay United.[5] Stevenson's loan at Southport was extended on 18 March until the end of the season.[28] He was recalled by Dover on 18 April, having scored once in 11 appearances for Southport.[5][29] Stevenson was released by the club in May 2017.[30]

Chelmsford City

On 28 June 2017, Stevenson signed for National League South club Chelmsford City.[31] In January 2018, Chelmsford manager Rod Stringer confirmed Stevenson had left the club.[32]

Peterborough Sports

Stevenson signed for Southern League Division One Central club Peterborough Sports in October 2018.[33] He made his debut on 20 October in a 1–0 away defeat to Aylesbury[33] and scored on his home debut in a 5–0 victory over Thame United on 3 November.[34]

Career statistics
As of match played 21 November 2017
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Histon 2010–11[6] Conference Premier 31200—00312
2011–12[8] Conference North 42320—1[lower-alpha 1]0453
2012–13[9] Conference North 41931—1[lower-alpha 1]14511
Total 1141451—2112116
Luton Town 2013–14[5] Conference Premier 5010——60
2014–15[16] League Two 111100000121
Total 161200000181
Dartford (loan) 2013–14[5] Conference Premier 231——2[lower-alpha 1]0251
Aldershot Town (loan) 2014–15[5] Conference Premier 143———143
Aldershot Town 2015–16[5][23] National League 45630—1[lower-alpha 1]0496
Total 59930—10639
Dover Athletic 2016–17[5] National League 27230—2[lower-alpha 1]1323
Southport (loan) 2016–17[5] National League 111———111
Chelmsford City 2017–18[35] National League South 7031—1[lower-alpha 2]0111
Career total 25728162008228132
  1. Appearance(s) in FA Trophy
  2. Appearance in Essex Senior Cup

References
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  34. Swann, Alan (3 November 2018). "Peterborough Sports thump Thame after first-half blitz, late joy for Spalding, late agony for Stamford and Wisbech, Yaxley put up a good fight at title challengers". Peterborough Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
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