James Stevenson (footballer, born 1872)

James Stevenson
Personal information
Date of birth	31 December 1872
Place of birth	Dumbarton, Scotland
Date of death	3 March 1925 (aged 52)
Place of death	Dumbarton, Scotland
Position(s)	Forward; Centre half;
Senior career*
Years	Team
1894–1896	Dumbarton
1896–1898	Preston North End
1898–1899	Bristol St George
1899–1901	Preston North End
1901–1904	West Bromwich Albion
1904–1908	Dumbarton
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

James Stevenson (31 December 1872 – 3 March 1925) was a Scottish footballer who played for Dumbarton (two spells), Preston North End (two spells), Bristol St George and West Bromwich Albion. For much of his career he played as a forward but in his later years operated at centre half.^[5]

He was selected for the annual Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match in 1903,^[6] but never played for Scotland at full international level.

Stevenson was from Dumbarton, where he was killed in 1925 in a boiler room accident at Denny's Shipbuilding Yard.^[7] He had eight children with his wife Jessie Jane, née Strachan; their sixth child was the civil servant Sir Matthew Stevenson.^[8]

References

^ Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950
^ 1901 England Census
^ McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.
^ "James Stevenson - Player Statistics (The Sons Archive - Dumbarton Football Club History)". www.sonsarchive.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
^ Litster, John. Record of Pre-War Scottish League Players. Norwich: PM Publications.
^ Football. | International Trial Match., The Glasgow Herald, 24 March 1903
^ "Well-Known Footballer Killed – Played for Preston and West Bromwich". Dundee Evening Telegraph. Dundee, Scotland. 3 March 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
^ J. M. Lee, "Stevenson, Sir Matthew", The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed., Oxford University Press, 2008). Retrieved 8 February 2022. (subscription required)

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[1] Scotland, Select Births and Baptisms, 1564-1950

[2] 1901 England Census

[3] McAllister, Jim (2002). The Sons of the Rock - The Official History of Dumbarton Football Club. Dumbarton: J&J Robertson Printers.

[4] "James Stevenson - Player Statistics (The Sons Archive - Dumbarton Football Club History)". www.sonsarchive.com. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

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

[6] Football. | International Trial Match., The Glasgow Herald, 24 March 1903

[7] "Well-Known Footballer Killed – Played for Preston and West Bromwich". Dundee Evening Telegraph. Dundee, Scotland. 3 March 1925. p. 9. Retrieved 25 July 2018.

[odnb-8] J. M. Lee, "Stevenson, Sir Matthew", The Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed., Oxford University Press, 2008). Retrieved 8 February 2022. (subscription required)

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