James Stephenson (10 February 1895 – 1 February 1958) was an English professional footballer who made over 190 appearances in the Football League for Watford as an outside right. He also played league football for Aston Villa, Sunderland and Queens Park Rangers.

Personal life

Stephenson's brothers were England international footballers Clem and George and he was the uncle of sportsman Bob Stephenson. In May 1917, nearly three years since the outbreak of the First World War, Stephenson enlisted in the Royal Field Artillery and saw action on the Western Front and later served as part of the British Army of the Rhine. For a period while a professional footballer, he ran the Nascot Arms pub in Watford.

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Career statistics

References

1958 deaths

People from Seaton Delaval

Footballers from Northumberland

English Football League players

Aston Villa F.C. players

Sunderland A.F.C. players

Watford F.C. players

Queens Park Rangers F.C. players

Ashington A.F.C. players

English men's footballers

Leeds City F.C. wartime guest players

1895 births

Men's association football outside forwards

Boston Town F.C. (1920s) players

British publicans

British Army personnel of World War I

Royal Field Artillery soldiers

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