Joe Stephens (footballer)

Joseph Martin Stephens (23 July 1887 – 25 November 1935) was an Australian rules footballer who played with St Kilda in the Victorian Football League (VFL).[1]

Joe Stephens
Personal information
Full name Joseph Martin Stephens
Date of birth (1887-07-23)23 July 1887
Place of birth Queenscliff, Victoria
Date of death 25 November 1935(1935-11-25) (aged 48)
Place of death Melbourne, Victoria
Original team(s) Preston
Playing career1
Years Club Games (Goals)
1911 St Kilda 8 (2)
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1911.
Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Family

The son of Samuel Stephens (1838-1892),[2] and Jane Stephens (1844-1923), née Moyle,[3] Joseph Martin Stephens was born at Queenscliff, Victoria on 23 July 1887.

Football

North Melbourne (VFA)

He played six senior matches for North Melbourne.[4]

Williamstown (VFA)

Cleared from North Melbourne, he played one game for Willimstown, against Brunswick on 30 April 1910.[5]

Preston (VFA)

On 18 May 1910 he was cleared from Williamstown to Preston.[6]

St Kilda (VFL)

On 28 April 1911 he was cleared from Preston to St Kilda.[7]

He played the first of his eight senior matches, against Geelong, at the Junction Oval on 29 April 1911, and the last, against Collingwood, at Victoria Park on 17 June 1911.

Death

He died (suddenly) in Melbourne on 25 November 1935.[8]

Notes
  1. Holmesby & Main (2014), p.846.
  2. Queenscliff's Sad Fatality, The Queenscliff Sentinel, Drysdale, Portarlington and Sorrento Advertiser, (Saturday, 22 October 1892), p.1.
  3. Deaths: Stephens, The Argus, (Tuesday, 10 July 1923), p.1.
  4. Stephens, _NM07, The VFA Project.
  5. Game Details, The VFA Project.
  6. Association Clubs, The Argus, {Thursday, 19 May 1910), p.5.
  7. Football League Meeting, The Age, (Saturday, 29 April 1911), p.16.
  8. Deaths: Stephens, The Argus, (Tuesday, 26 November 1935), p.1.

References
  • Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2014). The Encyclopedia of AFL Footballers: every AFL/VFL player since 1897 (10th ed.). Seaford, Victoria: BAS Publishing. ISBN 978-1-921496-32-5.
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