Jim Stevenson (footballer, born 1992)

Jim Stevenson

Stevenson at the Luton Town Civic Reception in 2014
Personal information
Full name James Adam Stevenson[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-17) 17 May 1992[1]
Place of birth Luton, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)[2]
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Dover Athletic
Number 8
Youth career
2007–2010 Histon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Histon 114 (14)
2013–2015 Luton Town 16 (1)
2013–2014 → Dartford (loan) 23 (1)
2015 → Aldershot Town (loan) 14 (3)
2015–2016 Aldershot Town 45 (6)
2016– Dover Athletic 23 (2)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:15, 3 December 2016 (UTC).


James Adam "Jim" Stevenson (born 17 May 1992) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League club Dover Athletic.

Career

Histon

Born in Luton, Bedfordshire,[1] Stevenson started his career in the youth system at Histon, signing for the club at the age of 15.[3] His debut for the club came in August 2010, at the age of 18, in a 2–0 defeat to AFC Wimbledon, replacing Callum Stewart as a substitute.[4] On 15 January 2011, Stevenson scored his first career goal in a 2–1 defeat to York City.[4] He scored his second goal on 22 March 2011 in a 3–2 defeat to Mansfield Town.[4] Stevenson remained a regular throughout the 2010–11 season, making a total of 31 appearances, scoring two goals,[5] but could not save Histon from relegation to the Conference North.[6]

During the 2011–12 season, Stevenson featured in every league game for Histon, which began with a 2–2 draw with Blyth Spartans on 13 August 2011.[4] His first goal of the season came on 6 December 2011 in a 3–0 win over Solihull Moors.[4] Further goals in a 3–2 defeat to Gainsborough Trinity on 21 January 2012 and a 5–5 draw with Droylsden on 17 April 2012 meant Stevenson finished the season with a total of three goals.[4] He also made two FA Cup appearances and one FA Trophy appearance to finish the season with a total of 45 appearances for Histon.[7]

Stevenson featured in all but one league game during the 2012–13 season, making 45 appearances in all competitions once more,[8] as he finished as top goalscorer for the club with 11 goals in his final season with Histon.[9]

Luton Town

In May 2013, Conference Premier club Luton Town announced that they would sign Stevenson in July 2013 on a free transfer on a two-year contract following the expiration of his contract with Histon.[9] He made his debut for the Hatters in September 2013 in a 0–0 draw with Grimsby Town.[4] He failed to establish himself in the first-team and in November 2013 he joined fellow Conference Premier club Dartford on loan until January.[10] He instantly secured a first-team place as the Darts struggled towards the bottom of the table. In January 2015, his loan was extended until the end of the season.[11] Despite his prolonged stay with the club, Dartford finished in the relegation places and Stevenson returned to newly promoted Luton in April 2014, having made 25 appearances and scoring once.[4]

Stevenson made his Football League debut in August 2014, as Luton beat Carlisle United 1–0 when he replaced Andy Drury as a substitute.[12] In October 2014, he scored his first Football League goal in a 2–1 win over Hartlepool United.[13]

In January 2015, he was again sent out on loan, joining Conference Premier club Aldershot Town on a one-month loan.[14] After making four appearances and scoring goal, his loan with Aldershot was extended in February 2015 until the end of the season.[15] In May 2015, it was announced that Stevenson's contract would not be renewed, and he was subsequently released by Luton.[16]

Aldershot Town

On 10 June 2015, it was announced that Stevenson had signed a one-year contract with Aldershot.[17] During the 2015–16 season, Stevenson featured in all but one league game, making a total of 49 appearances in all competitions, scoring six goals.[4]

Following the appointment of Gary Waddock as the new Aldershot manager, Stevenson was not offered a new contract and was released by the club.[18]

Dover Athletic

Stevenson signed for National League club Dover Athletic on 28 May 2016,[19] before making his debut on the opening day of the 2016–17 season in a 0–0 draw with Wrexham.[20]

Career statistics

As of match played 3 December 2016
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Histon 2010–11[5] Conference Premier 31200—00312
2011–12[7] Conference North 42320—1[lower-alpha 1]0453
2012–13[8] Conference North 41931—1[lower-alpha 1]14511
Total 1141451—2112116
Luton Town 2013–14[4] Conference Premier 5010——60
2014–15[12] League Two 111100000121
Total 161200000181
Dartford (loan) 2013–14[4] Conference Premier 231——2[lower-alpha 1]0251
Aldershot Town (loan) 2014–15[4] Conference Premier 143———143
Aldershot Town 2015–16[4] National League 45630—1[lower-alpha 1]0496
Total 59930—10639
Dover Athletic 2016–17[4] National League 23230—00262
Career total 23527131005125329
  1. 1 2 3 4 Appearance(s) in FA Trophy

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Jim Stevenson". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Jim Stevenson Player Profile". Aldershot Town F.C. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  3. ↑ "Hatters bag Histon duo". Luton Town F.C. 20 May 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "J. Stevenson". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 3 December 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Jim Stevenson – Histon 2010/11". Histon F.C. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  6. ↑ "Histon to play in Blue Square Bet North". BBC Sport. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  7. 1 2 "Jim Stevenson – Histon 2011/12". Histon F.C. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  8. 1 2 "Jim Stevenson – Histon 2012/13". Histon F.C. Archived from the original on 14 February 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  9. 1 2 "Luton Town: Jim Stevenson and Danny Fitzsimons join from Histon". BBC Sport. 21 May 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  10. ↑ "Jim Stevenson: Dartford sign Luton midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 28 November 2013. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  11. ↑ Tervet, Steve (6 February 2014). "Dartford boss Tony Burman thrilled to extend loans for Cambridge United defender Rory McAuley and Luton Town midfielder Jim Stevenson". Kent Online. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  12. 1 2 "Games played by Jim Stevenson in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Hartlepool United 1–2 Luton Town". BBC Sport. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  14. ↑ "Jim Stevenson: Aldershot sign Luton Town midfielder on loan". BBC Sport. 19 January 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  15. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (27 February 2015). "Stevenson extends Shots loan deal". Luton Today. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  16. ↑ "Luton Town: Hatters release seven and transfer list six more". Bedfordshire On Sunday. 8 May 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  17. ↑ Simmonds, Mike (10 June 2015). "Stevenson heads back to the Shots". Luton Today. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  18. ↑ "Chris Barker: Aldershot Town release player-assistant manager". BBC Sport. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  19. ↑ "Jim Stevenson: Dover Athletic sign Aldershot Town midfielder". BBC Sport. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  20. ↑ "Wrexham 0–0 Dover Athletic". BBC Sport. 6 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
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