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Clem
Stephenson |
Huddersfield
Town AFC
1 appearance, 0 goals
P 1 W 0 D
0 L 1 F 1: A 2
0% successful
1920-24
captain: none
minutes played: 90 |
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Timeline |
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Clement Stephenson |
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Birth |
6 February 1890 at 40 Stone Row, Newsham, near Blyth, Northumberland
[registered in Tynemouth, March 1890].
The Blyth & Tyne NER
railway line separated Newsham from New Delaval, where his brother was
born. (see below) |
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According to the 1891 census,
Clement is the youngest of three children, all sons, to James and Ann (née
Tennant),
living at 40 Stone Row. His father is a blacksmith. |
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According to the 1901
census, Clement has three younger siblings, and with their parents, they
are now living at 40 Middle Row in Horton. His father is a blacksmith and
horse shoer. |
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According to the 1911
census, Clem is a professional footballer, living with fellow Geordies, John
Jeffrey and
John Robinson, boarding with George and Ann Tooth. They are living at 13
Victoria Road in Aston Manor. |
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Marriage |
to Violet I. Scott, on 23
July 1914 at the Central Primitive Methodist Church in Blyth
[registered in Tynemouth, October 1914]. Reception was held at the Co-operative Hall
in Newsham. They had two children, Violet (b.1915), and
Clement (b.7 March 1920). |
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According to the 1921 census,
Clement is still a professional footballer (for Huddersfield Town FC) and
he is now married to Violet, a professional musician, and with one of his
children, Clement, they live with his wife's parents at 4 Carlton Avenue
in New Delaval. |
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According to the 1939 register, Clement, a football manager, is married to
Violet I, and living at 69 Spa Wood Top in Huddersfield, along with son,
Clement, and Violet's parents, William and Mary A. |
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Death |
24 October 1961, aged
71 years 260 days
[registered in Huddersfield, December 1961]. |
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Source |
 Douglas Lammings' An
English Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990] & |
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Playing Career |
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Club(s) |
Began his junior career with New Delaval Villa FC and
West Stanley FC. Joined Blyth Spartans FC, from where he was spotted by
Aston Villa FC in March 1910 for £165 transfer fee. He was loaned to
Stourbridge FC for development from May 1910 until February 1911. During
WW1, he guested for Leeds City AFC. From Villa,
after 85 goals in 192 league outings, Stephenson joined
Huddersfield Town AFC on 15 March 1921 for a £3000 transfer
fee. Becoming club captain early on. He announced his intention to retire
on 27 November 1928 at the season's end, and he did so on 3 June 1929 upon
his management appointment, he had made 248
league appearances for Town, scoring 127 goals. |
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Club honours |
FA Cup winners 1912-13, 1919-20,
1921-22, runners-up 1927-28; Football League
runners-up 1912-13, 1913-14; Champions 1923-24, 1924-25, 1925-26,
runners-up 1926-27, 1927-28; FA Charity Shield winners 1922; |
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Individual honours |
Football League (three
appearances) |
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Distinctions |
Brother of Jim Stephenson
(Aston Villa FC) |
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Height/Weight |
5'
7½", 12st.
3lbs [1922]. 12st. 0lbs [1928] |
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Source |
Douglas Lammings' An English
Football Internationalist Who's Who [1990]. |
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Management
Career |
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Club(s) |
He was handed the
management role at the club he had served for so long, at Huddersfield
Town AFC, on 3 June 1929. He remained until his resignation on 6 June 1942. |
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Club honours |
Football League
Champions 1933-34; FA Cup runners-up
1937-38; |
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England Career |
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Player number |
One of four who became the
468th
players (471) to appear for England. |
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Position(s) |
Inside-left |
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Only match |
No. 139, 3 March 1924, England 1 Wales
2, a British Championship match at Ewood Park, Ewood, Blackburn, aged
34 years 26 days. |
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Major tournaments |
British Championship 1923-24; |
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Team honours |
None |
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Individual honours |
None |
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Distinctions |
Clem is the tenth Northumbrian to represent
England. Brother of
George Stephenson (Derby County FC,
Sheffield Wednesday FC and
England).
Died in the same month as Percy Barton |
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Beyond England |
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No additional information. -
An English Football Internationalists' Who's Who.
Douglas Lamming (1990). Hatton Press, p.236. |
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Clem Stephenson - Career Statistics |
| Squads |
Apps |
comp. apps |
Mins. |
Goals |
goals ave.min |
comp. goals |
Capt. |
Disc. |
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2 |
1 |
1 |
90 |
0 |
0 min |
0 |
none |
none |
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minutes are an approximation, due to the fact that many matches rarely stick to exactly ninety minutes long, allowing time for injuries and errors. |
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Clem Stephenson
- Match Record - All Matches - By
Type of Match |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS
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CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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Home
-
British Championship |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
| All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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Clem Stephenson
- Match Record - Tournament Matches |
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British Championship Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC 1923-24 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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BC
All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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All Competition |
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Type |
P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
GD |
FTS |
CS |
FAv |
AAv |
Pts% |
W/L |
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BC |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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All |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
-1 |
0 |
0 |
1.00 |
2.00 |
0.00 |
-1 |
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