William Stephenson (footballer)

William Stephenson (1888 – after 1921) was an English professional footballer who played in the Football League for Hull City as a right back.[1]

William Stephenson
Personal information
Full name William Stephenson[1]
Date of birth 1888
Place of birth Whitburn, England
Position(s) Right back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1905–1906 Jarrow
1906–1907 Whitburn
1907–1910 Hull City 55 (0)
1910–1911 Tottenham Hotspur 0 (0)
1911–1913 Wingate Albion
1913–1915 Shildon Athletic
1919–1920 Hull City 9 (0)
1920–1921 Hartlepools United 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Personal life

Stephenson served as a private in the Football Battalion and the Queen's Regiment during the First World War.[2][3][4]

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Hull City 1907–08[5] Second Division 12 0 0 0 12 0
1908–09[5] 28 0 2 0 30 0
1909–10[5] 15 0 0 0 15 0
Total 55 0 2 0 57 0
Hull City 1919–20[5] Second Division 9 0 0 0 9 0
Total 64 0 2 0 66 0
Hartlepools United 1920–21[6] North Eastern League 18 0 6 0 24 0
Career total 82 0 8 0 90 0

References
  1. Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 276. ISBN 978-1905891610.
  2. Riddoch, Andrew; Kemp, David (2010). When the Whistle Blows: The Story of the Footballers' Battalion in the Great War. Sparkford, Yeovil, Somerset: Haynes Publishing. p. 64. ISBN 978-0857330772.
  3. William Stephenson on Lives of the First World War
  4. "Remembering Our Heroes: William Stephenson". www.hullcitytigers.com. 7 November 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  5. "44 William Stephenson". On Cloud Seven. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
  6. "William Stephenson". In The Mad Crowd. Retrieved 3 June 2017.


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