George Stephenson (footballer, born 1865)

George Stephenson (born 1865) was an English footballer who played in the Football League for Everton.[1]

George Stephenson
Personal information
Full name George Stephenson
Date of birth 1865
Position(s) Right-half
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1888–1889 Everton 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Background

George Stephenson was signed by Everton in September 1888 as a reserve player.[2]

League & Everton Debut

Jimmy Weir was Everton's regular right-half in 1888–1889. He was injured in mid-January 1889 and missed the visit of Preston North End, his replacement was Bob Kelso. Weir also missed the trip to play high-flying Wolverhampton Wanderers and that is where George Stephenson got his chance to make his League and Everton debut. The date was 26 January 1889. Everton, kicking into the wind, could not make it a contest and Wolverhampton were 4-0 up at half-time. The second half was a bit more of a match as Everton had the wind at their backs but they could not score and when they conceded a fifth goal the players on both sides lost interest.[3]

Playing Record

Stephenson played the one match for Everton, assisting them to finish eighth in the League and Everton scored 35 goals in the season, the second lowest total and conceded 47 goals. Stephenson was not retained at the end of the season and disappears from the records.[4]

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. SoccerData. ISBN 1-899468-67-6.
  2. Matthews, Tony (2004). Who's Who of Everton. Mainstream Publishing. ISBN 1 84018 819 7.
  3. Metcalf, Mark (2013). The Origins of the Football League. Amberley. ISBN 978 1 4456 1881 4.
  4. "English National Football Archive". Retrieved 3 February 2018. (registration & fee required)
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