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English footballer
Eric Stephenson
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English footballer
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Gender
Male
Place of birth
Bexleyheath
Place of death
Myanmar
Age
29 years
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Biography
Joseph Eric Stephenson (17 September 1914 – 8 September 1944) was an English footballer who played as an inside left at both professional and international levels.
Career
Born in Bexleyheath, Stephenson signed for Leeds United in 1933, turned professional in 1934, and made his first-team debut in 1935.
Stephenson also earned two international caps for England in 1938.
War service
After leaving Leeds in 1941 to become a Major in the Gurkha Rifles, Stephenson died in active service in Burma in September 1944. His younger brother Ernest had died in action August 1943, at the age of 27.
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Notable English Athletes
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable British Athletes
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable British Athletes
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable English Football players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable British Football players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable British Football players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable English Association football players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable British Association football players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
Notable British Association football players
Gender:Male, Born in:Years 1900 to 1929
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