Alexander Stevenson (footballer)

Alexander Stevenson

Stevenson while with Brentford in 1927.
Personal information
Full name	Alexander Stevenson[1]
Date of birth	(1903-10-24)24 October 1903
Place of birth	Airdrie, Scotland
Position(s)	Right back, centre forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1926–1927	Airdrieonians	14	(2)
1927	Detroit
1927	Armadale	11	(2)
1927–1934	Brentford	125	(0)
1934–1935	Southend United	11	(0)
	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
		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

1. Appearance in Third Division South Cup

References

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