James Stevenson (footballer, born 1872)

For other people named James Stevenson, see James Stevenson (disambiguation).

James Stevenson

Personal information
Date of birth	31 December 1872
Place of birth	Dumbarton, Scotland
Date of death	3 March 1925(1925-03-03) (aged 52)
Place of death	Dumbarton, Scotland
Position(s)	Forward Centre half
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1894–1896	Dumbarton	23	(5)
1896–1898	Preston North End	51	(22)
1898–1899	Bristol St George	?	(?)
1899–1901	Preston North End	30	(5)
1901–1904	West Bromwich Albion	92	(9)
1904–1908	Dumbarton	41	(7)
*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.

He was selected for the annual Home Scots v Anglo-Scots trial match in 1903, 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. He had eight children with his wife Jessie Jane, née Strachan; their sixth child was the civil servant Sir Matthew Stevenson.