Jim Stevenson

Jim Stevenson (1935 – 2 March 2009) was a Scottish footballer who played for Dundee, Dunfermline Athletic and Cheltenham Town.

He started his playing career as a wing half, featuring briefly for Dumbarton then played for junior side Camelon Juniors before he was required to undertake two years of national service in the Royal Air Force where he played for RAF Kirkham. 3 December 1960 saw Stevenson break his leg, an injury which caused him to miss Dunfermline winning the Scottish Cup.

After leaving Dunfermline Athletic he and his wife Joyce moved to England, settling in Cheltenham; he played for non-league Cheltenham Town and started working as an Electronics Engineer with Smith Industries Aviation. After retiring from football he refused to go into coaching and eventually retired from his job at Smith's.

Stevenson had for a number of years suffered from Alzheimer's Disease and had spent the last three years of his life in a Gloucestershire nursing home. He died on 2 March 2009 at the nursing home in Mitcheldean.