George Stephenson (footballer, born 1900)

George Stephenson

Personal information
Full name	George Ternent Stephenson
Date of birth	(1900-09-03)3 September 1900
Place of birth	Seaton Delaval, Northumberland, England
Date of death	18 August 1971(1971-08-18) (aged 70)
Height	5 ft 9+1⁄2 in (1.77 m)
Position(s)	Inside forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1919–1927	Aston Villa	93	(22)
1927–1931	Derby County	111	(53)
1931–1933	Sheffield Wednesday	39	(17)
1933–1934	Preston North End	25	(16)
1934–1936	Charlton Athletic	50	(12)
International career
1928–1931	England	3	(2)
Managerial career
1947–1952	Huddersfield Town
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

George Ternent Stephenson (3 September 1900 – 18 August 1971) was a professional manager at Huddersfield Town. His brother was the ex-Town player Clem Stephenson.

As a player, he spent the period from November 1919 to November 1927 with Aston Villa, before moving on to Derby County. After four seasons at Derby, he moved on to Sheffield Wednesday in 1931. He spent the 1933–34 season with Preston North End before spending the last three years of his career with Charlton Athletic where he retired in 1936.

He was also an England international, making two appearances in 1928, scoring twice against France on his debut on 17 May 1928. He made his third and final appearance for England on 14 May 1931.

His son Bob was also a professional footballer, playing for Derby County, Shrewsbury Town and Rochdale in the 1960s, as well as playing cricket for Derbyshire and Hampshire between 1967 and 1980.

References

• Ian Thomas, Owen Thomas, Alan Hodgson, John Ward (2007). 99 Years and Counting: Stats and Stories. Huddersfield Town A.F.C. ISBN 978-0955728105.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
• For infobox stats: Joyce, Michael (2004). Football League Players' Records 1888 to 1939. Nottingham: SoccerData. p. 249. ISBN 978-1-899468-67-6.

External links

• Aston Villa profile at Aston Villa Player Database
• George Stephenson at Englandstats.com
• George Stephenson management career statistics at Soccerbase