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Malcolm Stephens

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Malcolm Stephens
Personal information
Full name Malcolm Keith Stephens[1]
Date of birth (1930-02-17)17 February 1930[1]
Place of birth Doncaster, England
Date of death 6 February 2005(2005-02-06) (aged 74)[1]
Place of death Plymouth, England
Position(s) Inside forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1957 Brighton & Hove Albion 29 (14)
1957–1958 Rotherham United 12 (3)
1958–1959 Doncaster Rovers 10 (2)
Total 51 (19)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malcolm Keith Stephens (17 February 1930 – 6 February 2005) was an English professional footballer who played as an inside forward in the Football League for Brighton & Hove Albion, Rotherham United and Doncaster Rovers.[1]

Life and career

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Stephens was born in 1930 in Doncaster, which was then in the West Riding of Yorkshire.[1] Described as a "stocky little inside forward", he joined Brighton & Hove Albion straight from his Royal Navy service, and scored at a rate of a goal every other game. However, in competition with Albert Mundy and Denis Foreman, he was unable to establish himself as a first-team regular, and moved on to Rotherham United and then Doncaster Rovers.[2][1] He died in Plymouth, Devon, in 2005 at the age of 74.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Malcolm Stephens". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. ^ Carder, Tim; Harris, Roger (1997). Albion A–Z: A Who's Who of Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Hove: Goldstone Books. pp. 231–232. ISBN 978-0-9521337-1-1.