Jimmy Stephen
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | James Findlay Stephen[1] | ||
Date of birth | 23 August 1922 | ||
Place of birth | Johnshaven, Scotland | ||
Date of death | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. | ||
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 "Jimmy" Stephen (23 August 1922 – 5 November 2012)[2] was a Scotland international footballer who played as a defender. At club level, he played in the Football League for Bradford Park Avenue[3] and Portsmouth.[4]
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]
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External links
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- 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
- The Football League players
- Scottish football defender stubs