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Dennis Stevens (30 November 1933 – 20 December 2012) was an English footballer, born in
Dudley Dudley ( , ) is a market town in the West Midlands, England, southeast of Wolverhampton and northwest of Birmingham. Historically part of Worcestershire, the town is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Dudley. In the ...
,
Worcestershire Worcestershire ( , ; written abbreviation: Worcs) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in the West Midlands (region), West Midlands of England. It is bordered by Shropshire, Staffordshire, and the West Midlands (county), West ...
who played in
the Football League The English Football League (EFL) is a league of professional football clubs from England and Wales. Founded in 1888 as the Football League, it is the oldest football league in the world, and was the top-level football league in England from ...
for
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...
, Everton, Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers. Stevens began his career with
Bolton Wanderers Bolton Wanderers Football Club ( ) is a professional association football, football club based in Horwich, Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in EFL League One, League One, the third level of the Englis ...
and established himself in the side as a scheming inside-forward, winning the
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in 1958. He joined Everton in 1962 as cover, shortly before Bobby Collins moved to Leeds United. He became a vital member of Everton's midfield, being an ever-present in the League over two seasons and winning a League Championship medal in 1963, quickly followed by winning the 1963 FA Charity Shield. After leaving Everton, he played for Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers. Stevens was the cousin of
Manchester United Manchester United Football Club, commonly referred to as Man United (often stylised as Man Utd) or simply United, is a professional association football, football club based in Old Trafford (area), Old Trafford, Greater Manchester, Engl ...
and
England England is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is located on the island of Great Britain, of which it covers about 62%, and List of islands of England, more than 100 smaller adjacent islands. It ...
player Duncan Edwards who died as a result of the Munich air disaster. They played against one another at Old Trafford on 18 January 1958, where Bolton were beaten 7-2 by United, less than three weeks before the tragedy. Stevens died on 20 December 2012 after a long illness.


Honours

Bolton Wanderers *
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: 1957–58


References


External links


Dennis Stevens: Toffeeweb article
* 1933 births 2012 deaths Footballers from Dudley English men's footballers England men's under-23 international footballers Men's association football inside forwards Bolton Wanderers F.C. players Everton F.C. players Oldham Athletic A.F.C. players Tranmere Rovers F.C. players English Football League players English Football League representative players 20th-century English sportsmen {{England-footy-forward-1930s-stub