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]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Malcolm Keith Stephens[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 17 February 1930||
Place of birth | Doncaster, England | ||
Date of death | 6 February 2005[1] | (aged 74)||
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 |
Life and career
editStephens 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]
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