Nigel Stephenson

Nigel Stephenson
Personal information
Full name Nigel Stephenson
Nickname Stivvy, Nij
Born 12 October 1950
Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Position Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1967–78 Dewsbury 330 124 820 39
1978–81 Bradford Northern
1981–83 Carlisle
1983–84 Wakefield Trinity 13
1984–86 Dewsbury 43
1986–87 York
Total 330 124 863 52 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≥1967–≤87 Yorkshire 10
1975 England 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1988–91 Huddersfield
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Nigel Stephenson (12 October 1950) born in Dewsbury, is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s, '70s and '80s, and coach of the 1980s and '90s, playing at representative level for England, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Shaw Cross Sharks ARLFC , Dewsbury (twice), Bradford Northern, Carlisle, Wakefield Trinity (captain) (Heritage #906), and York, as a Centre, i.e. number 3 or 4, and at club level has coached for Huddersfield.

Playing career

International honours

Nigel Stephenson played Centre, i.e. number 3 in England's 0-25 defeat by Australia in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup final at Headingley Stadium, Leeds on Wednesday 12 November 1975.[1]

County honours

Nigel Stephenson was selected for Yorkshire County XIII on ten occasions.

Rugby Football League Championship Final appearances

Nigel Stephenson played Centre, was captain, scored a try, four goals and a drop goal in Dewsbury’s 21-9 victory over Leeds in the 1972–73 Rugby Football League Championship final at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 19 May 1973.

Career records

Nigel Stephenson holds Dewsbury's career goalscoring record, 863-goals scored during his two spells with the club 1967-78 and 1984-86.

Genealogical Information

Nigel Stephenson is the father of the rugby league footballer Francis Stephenson, his other son James is a highly regarded Community Coach with Shaw Cross Sharks & Dewsbury Rams and in 2010 James was awarded the RFL Kirklees Coach of the Year Award for his outstanding efforts in rugby league development.

Nigel Stephenson is not a relative of fellow Dewsbury 1973 Rugby Football League Championship winner Mike "Stevo" Stephenson.

References

  1. ↑ "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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