Eric Stephenson was an international footballer who represented England 2 times scoring 0 goals. His first cap was against Scotland on 9th April 1938 at 23 years old, and his last was vs Ireland on 16th November 1938 aged 24. Stephenson, born on 17th September 1914, in Bexleyheath, Kent, has a FA Legacy Number of 644 and played as a Inside Left for his country.
Eric Stephenson - 2 caps (0 goals)
- Full Name: Joseph Eric Stephenson
- Born: 17th September 1914, Bexleyheath, Kent
- Died: 9th September 1944, Burma aged 29
- England Career: 1938
- Positions whilst with England: Inside Left
- Clubs (and caps) whilst with England: Leeds United (2)
- FA Legacy Number: 644
- Killed in action in Burma in September 1944.
England Career Statistics
- Debut: v Scotland (HC) on 9th April 1938 aged 23 years, 6 months, 22 days
- Last Cap: v Ireland (HC) on 16th November 1938 aged 24 years, 1 month, 29 days
- Career Length: 221 days
- Starts: 2
- Substitute: 0
- Withdrawn: 0
- Full Games: 2
England Match Statistics
- Match Type
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- British Home ChampionshipHC
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Competitive
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Home, Away or Neutral
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Home
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Match Result
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Lost
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Won
- 1
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Playing Positions
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- Inside Left
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
- Total
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Managers
- Manager
- Caps
- Goals
- Capt
- England Committee
- 2
- 0
- 0
- 0
- 0
England Team Mates (Top 10)
- Stan Cullis
- 2 Matches
- Willie Hall
- 2 Matches
- Eddie Hapgood
- 2 Matches
- Stanley Matthews
- 2 Matches
- Ken Willingham
- 2 Matches
- Vic Woodley
- 2 Matches
- Cliff Bastin
- 1 Match
- Wilf Copping
- 1 Match
- Micky Fenton
- 1 Match
- Bert Sproston
- 1 Match
Sources
- An English Football Internationals' Who's Who by Douglas Lamming (Hutton Press 1990)
- England's Who's Who by Tony Matthews (Pitch Publishing 2013)
- 4 sources from 2 matchesSelect from match list to see sources.
Match List
- IRE, 7 - 0, 16th Nov 1938 (HC) Leeds United, Cap: 2.
Age: 24 years, 1 month, 29 days. - SCO, 0 - 1, 9th Apr 1938 (HC) Leeds United, Cap: 1.
Age: 23 years, 6 months, 22 days. - * Match was concluded via extra time, penalties or both.