Nigel Stephenson

Nigel Stephenson
Personal information
Full nameNigel Stephenson
Born (1950-10-12) 12 October 1950
Dewsbury, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight12 st 7 lb (79 kg)
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968–78 Dewsbury 327+1 124 826 39 2063
1978–81 Bradford Northern 89+1 14 36 17 131
1981–82 Carlisle 34 14 0 5 47
1982–84 Wakefield Trinity 69+1 25 11 13 120
1984–86 Dewsbury 31+9 7 0 5 33
1986–88 York 29+27 12 1 2 52
1988–89 Huddersfield 6+5 1 1 1 7
Total 629 197 875 82 2453
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1971–78 Yorkshire 7+3 9 13 0 53
1975 England 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
198182 Carlisle RLFC 0 0 0 0
1988 Hunslet 9 1 0 8 11
198890 Huddersfield 42 22 0 20 52
Total 51 23 0 28 45
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RelativesFrancis Stephenson (son)

Nigel Stephenson (born 12 October 1950) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Shaw Cross, Dewsbury (two spells), Bradford Northern, Carlisle, Wakefield Trinity (captain), York and Huddersfield, as a centre, and coached at club level for Hunslet and Huddersfield.