Eric Stephenson
Joseph Eric Stephenson 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 British Burma in September 1944. His younger brother Ernest had died in action August 1943, at the age of 27.
