Jimmy Stevenson

James Stevenson (1877–3 July 1916) was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Football League for Derby County, Newcastle United, Grimsby Town and Leicester Fosse as an inside forward.[1][3] He also played in the Scottish League for Clyde.[4]

For other footballers by this name, see James Stevenson (footballer).

Jimmy Stevenson
Personal information
Full name James Stevenson[1]
Date of birth 1877
Place of birth Paisley, Scotland
Date of death 3 July 1916 (aged 38–39)[2]
Place of death Leipzig Salient, near Thiepval, France[2]
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1893–1894 Ashfield
1894–1895 Clyde 31 (5)
1895–1898 Derby County 73 (31)
1898–1899 Newcastle United 33 (12)
1900–1901 Bristol City 23 (0)
1901–1902 Grimsby Town 8 (1)
1902 Leicester Fosse 7 (1)
1902–1904 Clyde 14 (5)
St Mirren
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Personal life

After the outbreak of the First World War, Stevenson enlisted as a private in the Highland Light Infantry in Glasgow and was posted to the Western Front in November 1915.[5][6] On 3 July 1916, he was killed in a failed attack on the Leipzig Salient, during the early stages of the Battle of the Somme.[5] Stevenson is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.[2]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Clyde 1892–93[4] Scottish League 16 1 2 0 18 1
1894–95[4] Scottish First Division 15 4 3 0 18 4
Total 31 5 5 0 36 5
Derby County 1894–95[7] First Division 1 0 0 0 1 0
1895–96[7] 25 14 5 0 30 14
1896–97[7] 20 14 0 0 20 14
1897–98[7] 23 3 6 1 29 4
1898–99[7] 4 0 — 4 0
Total 55 31 11 1 66 32
Newcastle United 1898–99[7] First Division 24 7 2 0 26 7
1899–00[7] 9 5 2 1 11 6
Total 33 12 4 1 37 13
Leicester Fosse 1901–02[8] Second Division 7 1 0 0 7 1
Clyde 1902–03[4] Scottish Second Division 13 5 1 1 14 6
1903–04[4] 1 0 0 0 1 0
Clyde total 45 10 6 1 51 11
Career total 140 54 21 3 161 57

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 277. ISBN 190589161X.
  2. "Casualty Details". Commonwealth War Graves Commission. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. "Stevenson Jimmy Derby County 1895". Vintage Footballers. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  4. Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
  5. Hutchinson, John. "Leicester Fosse And The First World War: Part Nine". www.lcfc.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. Jimmy Stevenson on Lives of the First World War
  7. "Jimmy Stevenson". 11v11.com. Retrieved 9 June 2017.
  8. "James Stevenson | Leicester City career stats – FoxesTalk". FoxesTalk. Retrieved 23 November 2017.


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