Alexander Stevenson (footballer)

Alexander Stevenson
	Stevenson while with Brentford in 1927.
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Stevenson
Date of birth	24 October 1903
Place of birth	Airdrie, Scotland
Position(s)	Right back, centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
1926–1927	Airdrieonians
	Detroit
1927	Armadale
1927–1934	Brentford
1934–1935	Southend United
	Ards
	Ross County
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Alexander Stevenson was a Scottish professional footballer who made over 120 Football League appearances as a right back for Brentford. He also played in the United States and Northern Ireland.

Career

Early years

Starting as a centre forward, Stevenson began his career with hometown Scottish League First Division club Airdrieonians.^[2] He later dropped down to the Second Division to sign for Armadale and also played in the United States for Detroit.^[1]

Brentford

Stevenson moved to England to sign for Third Division South club Brentford during the 1927 off-season.^[2] After converting to a right back, he broke into the team during the 1928–29 season and made 21 appearances.^[3] He was an integral part of the team and was part of the team which was promoted as champions to the Second Division in the 1932–33 season.^[3] Stevenson lost his right back position to new signing Jack Astley during the 1933–34 season and made just three appearances before departing the club at the end of the campaign.^[2]^[3] In seven years at Griffin Park, Stevenson made 134 appearances.^[2]

Southend United

Stevenson joined Third Division South club Southend United during the 1934 off-season.^[4] He made just 12 appearances for the struggling club and departed at the end of the 1934–35 season.^[4]

Later career

Stevenson moved to Northern Ireland for a spell with Irish League club Ards, managed by former Brentford full back partner Tom Adamson.^[2] He ended his career back in Scotland with Highland League club Ross County.^[1]

Honours

Brentford

Football League Third Division South: 1932–33^[3]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National Cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Airdrieonians	1926–27^[5]	Scottish First Division	14	2	2	0	—		16	2
Armadale	1926–27^[5]	Scottish Second Division	11	2	0	0	—		11	2
Brentford	1927–28^[3]	Third Division South	2	0	0	0	—		2	0
	1928–29^[3]		21	0	0	0	—		21	0
	1929–30^[3]		32	0	1	0	—		33	0
	1930–31^[3]		26	0	5	0	—		31	0
	1931–32^[3]		14	0	2	0	—		16	0
	1932–33^[3]		27	0	1	0	—		28	0
	1933–34^[3]	Second Division	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	Total		125	0	9	0	—		134	0
Southend United	1934–35^[4]	Third Division South	11	0	0	0	1^[a]	0	12	0
Career total			161	4	11	0	1	0	173	4

^ Appearance in Third Division South Cup

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 277. ISBN 978-1905891610.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-0955294914.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 369–372. ISBN 0951526200.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Player Profile". SUFCdb. Retrieved 14 June 2015.
^ ^a ^b Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

[6] Appearance in Third Division South Cup

[Joyce-1] Joyce, Michael (2012). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: Tony Brown. p. 277. ISBN 978-1905891610.

[Timeless-2] Haynes, Graham; Coumbe, Frank (2006). Timeless Bees: Brentford F.C. Who's Who 1920–2006. Yore Publications. pp. 154–155. ISBN 978-0955294914.

[White-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k White, Eric, ed. (1989). 100 Years of Brentford. Brentford FC. pp. 369–372. ISBN 0951526200.

[SUFCdb-4] "Player Profile". SUFCdb. Retrieved 14 June 2015.

[Litster-5] Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.

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