George Stevenson was a Scottish

Scotland

Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...

 association football player and manager

Head coach

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, primarily for Motherwell

Motherwell F.C.

Motherwell Football & Athletic Club are a Scottish professional football club based in Motherwell, North Lanarkshire. The club compete in the Scottish Premier League and are one of only seven teams to have remained in this league since it was founded in 1998...

. As a player, he was part of the Motherwell side that won the league championship in 1932

1931-32 in Scottish football

The 1931–32 season was the 42nd season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish League Division One:Champions: MotherwellRelegated: Dundee United, Leith Athletic-Scottish League Division Two:...

, and he made 573 appearances for the club in total. Stevenson was selected 12 times by the Scotland national football team

Scotland national football team

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, scoring four goals. Stevenson also represented the Scottish League XI

Scottish League XI

The Scottish League XI is a representative side of the Scottish Football League. The team regularly played against the Football League and other national league select teams between 1892 and 1980. For a long period the annual fixture between the English and Scottish leagues was only second in...

 10 times.

He became Motherwell's manager after the Second World War, and guided them to victories in the 1950 Scottish League Cup Final

1950 Scottish League Cup Final

The 1950 Scottish League Cup Final was played on 28 October 1950, at Hampden Park in Glasgow and was the final of the fifth Scottish League Cup competition. The final was contested by Hibernian and Motherwell...

 and the 1952 Scottish Cup Final. Motherwell were relegated the following season

1952-53 in Scottish football

The 1952–53 season was the 56th season of competitive football in Scotland.-Scottish League Division A:Rangers won the title with a 1–1 draw in their last match, away to Queen of the South...

, however, and despite bringing them straight back up to Division One, Stevenson resigned in 1955 after another difficult season

1954-55 in Scottish football

The 1954–55 season was the 58th season of competitive football in Scotland.Aberdeen won their first League Title.-Scottish League Division A:Champions: Aberdeen...

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His father played for Sunderland

Sunderland A.F.C.

Sunderland Association Football Club is an English association football club based in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear who currently play in the Premier League...

 in the 1889–90 season, and his brother John

John Stevenson (footballer)

John Stevenson was a Scottish footballer who played in The Football League for Accrington.-References:...

played professional football for several English and Scottish clubs.

External links

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