| 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.