Nigel Charles Ashley Stevenson (born 2 November 1958) is a former
Wales international footballer.
Club career
Stevenson began his career at his hometown side
Swansea City
Swansea City Association Football Club (; cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Cymdeithas Dinas Abertawe) is a professional football club based in Swansea, Wales that plays in the Championship, the second tier of English football. Swansea have played their ho ...
, making his debut in 1976 in a match against
Southport. He quickly established himself in the first team and stayed with the team throughout their rise from
Division Four to
Division One and their subsequent fall back down to Division Four. After reaching a decade at the club he was awarded a testimonial against Spanish side
Real Sociedad
Real Sociedad de Fútbol, S.A.D., more commonly referred to as Real Sociedad (; ''Royal Society''), La Real in Spanish, Erreala in Basque, is a Spanish professional sports club in the city of San Sebastián, Basque Country, founded on 7 Septem ...
, managed by his former Swansea manager
John Toshack. However soon after Stevenson found himself ousted from the side and he spent time on loan at
Cardiff City
Cardiff City Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Dinas Caerdydd) is a professional association football club based in Cardiff, Wales. It competes in the Championship, the second tier of the English football league system. Founded in 1899 as R ...
and
Reading.
After impressing in Cardiff's battle against relegation during his loan spell at the end of the 1985–86 season, he joined the side on a permanent basis at the end of the following year on a free transfer after making over 250 appearances for Swansea City. In his first season at
Ninian Park, he helped the side to win promotion to
Division Three and claim the
Welsh Cup. He left the following year after making just over 70 appearances, moving into non-league football with
Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil (; cy, Merthyr Tudful ) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydf ...
. He later enjoyed spells at
Llanelli,
Maesteg Park and
Haverfordwest County
Haverfordwest County Association Football Club ( cy, Clwb Pêl-droed Sir Hwlffordd) is a Welsh semi-professional football team based in Haverfordwest, Wales. They currently play in the Cymru Premier, the top flight of Welsh football.
The club w ...
.
International career
During his career, Stevenson won four caps for
Wales, making his international debut on 27 April 1982 in a 1–0 defeat against
England. He made another three appearances in 1982, starting matches against
Scotland,
Northern Ireland and
Norway.
Honours
;Cardiff City
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Division Four Runner-up: 1
:: 1987–88
*
Welsh Cup Winner: 1
:: 1987–88
References
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External links
Welsh Premier League profile
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1958 births
Living people
Footballers from Swansea
Welsh footballers
Wales under-21 international footballers
Wales international footballers
Association football defenders
Swansea City A.F.C. players
Cardiff City F.C. players
Reading F.C. players
Merthyr Tydfil F.C. players
Llanelli Town A.F.C. players
Barry Town United F.C. players
Maesteg Park A.F.C. players
Haverfordwest County A.F.C. players
Yeovil Town F.C. players
English Football League players
Cymru Premier players