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MAJOR
JOSEPH
ERIC STEPHENSON
BENEFIT MATCH
LEEDS
UNITED
F.C. 1
CELTIC F.C. 3
Thursday, 17 April 1947
Kick-off:
19.00 | Attendance: unknown
| Referee: A.W. LUTY (ENGLAND)
ELLAND ROAD, LEEDS
| Joseph Eric Stephenson was born on 17 September 1914 in Bexleyheath, Kent. He played Inside-Left for Leeds United between 1934 and 1941. He was killed in action in 1944 during WWII whilst serving as a Major with the Gurka Rifles. He played 151 times for Leeds and was capped twice for England (Scotland 1938 and N. Ireland 1938) but his career was cut short by that lunatic Adolf Hitler (Rot in Hell). |
OFFICIAL MATCH PROGRAMME
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THE TEAMS
| CELTIC F.C. |
| Coach: Jimmy MCGRORY. |
| Scorers: Sirrell, Hazlett, Rae. |
| Team: Ugolini, Hogg, McAra, McPhail, Corbett, McAuley, Quinn, Sirrell, Rae, Evans, Hazlett. |
| LEEDS UNITED F.C. (ENGLAND) |
| Coach: unknown. |
| Scorers: Dodds. |
| Team: Twomey, Milburn, Gadsby, Henry, Holley, Baxter (Barnsley), Powell, Short, Dodds (Everton), Doherty (Huddersfield Town), Kelly (Barnsley). |
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