John Stephens

John Roland Stephens (born 2 September 1945) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s and 1970s. He played at representative level for England and Lancashire, and at club level for Wigan (two spells), St Helens and Widnes as a .

He played left- in Wigan's 7–4 victory over St. Helens in the 1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1968–69 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 17 December 1968, and played left- in the 6–11 defeat by Leigh in the 1969 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1969–70 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 16 December 1969.

St Helens After being transfer listed at his own request, Stephens was signed by St Helens in December 1970.

Stephens played right- in St Helens' 16–13 victory over Leeds in the 1972 Challenge Cup Final during the 1971-72 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 13 May 1972.

Widnes In September 1974, Stephens was signed by Widnes for a fee of £2,000, and scored a try on his debut against Bradford Northern.

He played right- in Widnes' 6–2 victory over Salford in the 1974 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1974–75 season at Central Park, Wigan on Saturday 2 November 1974.

Representative honours Stephens won caps for England while at Wigan in 1969 against Wales, and France, and in 1970 against France.

He was also selected for the 1970 Great Britain Lions tour, but was forced to withdraw due to injury.