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{{short description|English footballer}} | {{short description|English footballer}} | ||
{{About|the footballer|the comics publisher|Eric Stephenson (comics)}} | {{About|the footballer|the comics publisher|Eric Stephenson (comics)}} | ||
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{{Infobox football biography | {{Infobox football biography | ||
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'''Joseph Eric Stephenson''' (17 September 1914 – 8 September 1944)<ref>{{cite web |title=England players: Eric Stephenson |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersS/BioStephensonJE.html |website=englandfootballonline |accessdate=10 July | '''Joseph Eric Stephenson''' (17 September 1914 – 8 September 1944)<ref>{{cite web |title=England players: Eric Stephenson |url=http://www.englandfootballonline.com/TeamPlyrsBios/PlayersS/BioStephensonJE.html |website=englandfootballonline |accessdate=10 July 2018}}</ref> was an English [[association football|footballer]] who played as an [[Inside forward|inside left]] at both professional and international levels. | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
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==War service== | ==War service== | ||
After leaving Leeds in 1941 to become a Major in the [[2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)|Gurkha Rifles]], Stephenson died in active service in [[British Burma]] in September 1944 and is buried at [[Taukkyan War Cemetery]], [[Myanmar]].<ref name = "Leeds"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Major Stephenson, Joseph Eric |url=https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2087926/stephenson,-joseph-eric/ |publisher=CWGC |accessdate=10 July | After leaving Leeds in 1941 to become a Major in the [[2nd King Edward VII's Own Gurkha Rifles (The Sirmoor Rifles)|Gurkha Rifles]], Stephenson died in active service in [[British Burma]] in September 1944 and is buried at [[Taukkyan War Cemetery]], [[Myanmar]].<ref name = "Leeds"/><ref>{{cite web |title=Major Stephenson, Joseph Eric |url=https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2087926/stephenson,-joseph-eric/ |publisher=CWGC |accessdate=10 July 2018}}</ref> His younger brother Ernest had died in action August 1943, at the age of 27.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stjohnsroundhay.co.uk/soldierlist.html |title=Soldiers of St John's |accessdate=15 November 2010 |publisher=St John's Church, Roundhay |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110728110007/http://www.stjohnsroundhay.co.uk/soldierlist.html |archivedate=28 July 2011 |df=dmy }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Private Stephenson, Ernest Frank |url=https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/2438915/stephenson,-ernest-frank/ |publisher=CWGC |accessdate=10 July 2018}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 02:19, 22 January 2022
| 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 | British 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) | |
| National team | |||
| 1938 | England | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Joseph Eric Stephenson (17 September 1914 – 8 September 1944)[1] was an English footballer who played as an inside left at both professional and international levels.
Career[edit | edit source]
Born in Bexleyheath, Stephenson signed for Leeds United in 1933, turned professional in 1934, and made his first-team debut in 1935.[2]
Stephenson also earned two international caps for England in 1938.[3]
War service[edit | edit source]
After leaving Leeds in 1941 to become a Major in the Gurkha Rifles, Stephenson died in active service in British Burma in September 1944 and is buried at Taukkyan War Cemetery, Myanmar.[2][4] His younger brother Ernest had died in action August 1943, at the age of 27.[5][6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "England players: Eric Stephenson". englandfootballonline. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Player profile". Oz White LUFC. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ↑ "Player profile". EnglandStats.com. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ↑ "Major Stephenson, Joseph Eric". CWGC. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
- ↑ "Soldiers of St John's". St John's Church, Roundhay. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
- ↑ "Private Stephenson, Ernest Frank". CWGC. Retrieved 10 July 2018.