Ernie Stevenson

Ernest Stevenson (28 December 1923 — 15 October 1970) was an English professional footballer.

Ernie Stevenson
Personal information
Full name Ernest Stevenson[1]
Date of birth (1923-12-28)28 December 1923
Place of birth Rotherham, England
Date of death 15 October 1970(1970-10-15) (aged 46)
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)[2]
Position(s) Inside-forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1946–1948 Wolverhampton Wanderers 8 (0)
1948–1950 Cardiff City 50 (15)
1950–1951 Southampton 24 (8)
1951–1952 Leeds United 16 (5)
1952– Wisbech Town
Bath City
Rhyl
South Liverpool
Cresswell Colliery
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Football career

After playing for one of the club's nursery sides, Stevenson began his career at Wolverhampton Wanderers but did not play league football for them for several years due to World War II. He made his wartime debut for the club under Frank Buckley at the age of 17 but,[2] when league football resumed, Stevenson struggled to make an impact on the first team playing just 8 times before being allowed to join Cardiff City in October 1948.[3]

Put straight into the starting line-up, he finished his first season as the club's top scorer with 14 goals in all competitions and continued his scoring during the early stages of the following season but as the year progressed his goals dried up and he moved to Southampton, with Wilf Grant moving the other way.

He never managed to fully regain his form and after one year at Southampton, he joined Leeds United in 1951 in exchange for Frank Dudley moving the other way, reuniting Stevenson with his former Wolves manager Frank Buckley,[4] before dropping out of league football.[3]

He played afterwards for Wisbech Town[5] In April 1954 he played for Bath City.[6] In September 1954 he was with Rhyl.[7] In September 1955 Stevenson signed for South Liverpool and played for the club in the Lancashire Combination.[8] In March 1957 he signed for Central Alliance club Cresswell Colliery F.C..[9]

References
  1. "Ernie Stevenson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  2. "Ernie Stevenson". ozwhitelufc.net. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  3. Hayes, Dean (2006). The Who's Who of Cardiff City. Derby: Breedon Books. p. 178. ISBN 1-85983-462-0.
  4. Shaw, Phil (29 September 2012). "Frank Dudley: Free-scoring footballer of the 1940s and '50s". The Independent. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. Star Green 'un - Saturday 22 November 1952
  6. Sports Argus - Saturday 10 April 1954
  7. North Wales Weekly News - Thursday 09 September 1954
  8. Western Mail - Tuesday 13 September 1955
  9. Daily Mirror - Tuesday 05 March 1957


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