Eric Stephenson

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.

Eric Stephenson
Personal information
Full name Joseph Eric Stephenson
Date of birth (1914-09-17)17 September 1914
Place of birth Bexleyheath, England
Date of death 8 September 1944(1944-09-08) (aged 29)
Place of death British Burma
Playing 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

Career

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

After leaving Leeds in 1941 to become a Major in the Gurkha Rifles, Stephenson died in active service in British Burma in September 1944.[2][4] His younger brother Ernest had died in action August 1943, at the age of 27.[5][6]

References
  1. "England players: Eric Stephenson". englandfootballonline. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  2. "Player profile". Oz White LUFC. Archived from the original on 16 August 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  3. "Player profile". EnglandStats.com. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  4. "Major Stephenson, Joseph Eric". CWGC. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  5. "Soldiers of St John's". St John's Church, Roundhay. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
  6. "Private Stephenson, Ernest Frank". CWGC. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
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