Bert Stephens
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Herbert James Stephens | ||
| Date of birth | 13 May 1909 | ||
| Place of birth | Chatham, England | ||
| Date of death | September 1987 (aged 78) | ||
| Place of death | Thanet, England | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Playing position | Outside forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Ealing Association | |||
| 1931–1935 | Brentford | 6 | (1) |
| 1935–1948 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 183 | (87) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Herbert James "Bert" Stephens (13 May 1909 – September 1987) was an English professional football outside forward, best remembered for his time in the Football League with Brighton & Hove Albion. At the time of his retirement in 1948, Stephens was Brighton's second-highest goalscorer.
An outside forward, Stephens began his career at amateur club Ealing Association and joined Division Three South side Brentford in 1931. He made his professional debut in a 2–1 defeat to Watford on 16 April 1932. He made one further appearance before the end of the 1931–32 season and spent much of his time in the reserve team, free-scoring and winning the London Combination with the side. With Bill Lane and Jack Holliday ahead of him in the pecking order, Stephens had to wait nearly a year for his next first team appearance, but had a happy return, scoring his first professional goal in a 2–2 draw with Norwich City on 15 April 1933. With the Division Three South title safe, Stephens made three further appearances before the end of the 1932–33 season. That season, he won another London Combination title with the reserve team. Thereafter, Stephens was confined to the reserves, but had further joy, winning the 1934–35 London Challenge Cup with the side and scoring in the final versus Millwall. He departed Brentford in the summer of 1935, having made just six appearances in four years at Griffin Park.
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