Eric Stephenson

Eric Stephenson

Personal information
Full name	Joseph Eric Stephenson
Date of birth	17 September 1914
Place of birth	Bexleyheath, England
Date of death	8 September 1944 (aged 29)
Place of death	Burma
Playing position	Inside left
Youth career
1933–1935	Leeds United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
1935–1941	Leeds United	111	(21)
1939–1941	→ Leeds United (war)	32	(7)
Total		143	(28)
National team
1938	England	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Joseph Eric Stephenson (17 September 1914 – 8 September 1944) was an English footballer who played as an inside left at both professional and international levels.

Career

Born in Bexleyheath, Stephenson signed for Leeds United in 1933, turned professional in 1934, and made his first-team debut in 1935.^[1]

Stephenson also earned two international caps for England in 1938.^[2]

War service

After leaving Leeds in 1941 to become a Major in the Gurkha Rifles, Stephenson died in active service in Burma in September 1944.^[1] His younger brother Ernest had died in action August 1943, at the age of 27.^[3]

References

1. "Player profile". Oz White LUFC. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
2. "Player profile". EnglandStats.com. Retrieved 15 November 2010.
3. "Soldiers of St John's". St John's Church, Roundhay. Retrieved 15 November 2010.