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.
 Stevenson while with Brentford in 1927. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alexander Stevenson[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
| 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 | |||
Career edit
Early years edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
Brentford
Career statistics edit
| 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 | ||
- ^ Appearance in Third Division South Cup
References edit
- ^ 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.