Dennis Stevens (30 November 1933 – 20 December 2012) was an English footballer, born in Dudley, who played in the Football League for Bolton Wanderers, Everton, Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers.
Stevens began his career with Bolton Wanderers and established himself in the side as a scheming inside forward, winning the FA Cup in 1958. He joined Everton in 1962 as cover, shortly before Bobby Collins moved to Leeds United. He became a vital member of Everton's midfield, being an ever-present in the League over two seasons and won the League Championship in 1963. After leaving Everton, he played for Oldham Athletic and Tranmere Rovers.
Stevens was the cousin of Manchester United and England player Duncan Edwards who died as a result of the Munich Air Disaster. Stevens died on 20 December 2012 after a long illness.
Before Bolton's game with Birmingham City on 29 December 2012, a minutes applause was impeccably observed in Stevens honour by not only supporters of Bolton but also those of Birmingham who had made the journey.
Famous quotes containing the word stevens:
“There were ghosts that returned to earth to hear his phrases,
As he sat there reading, aloud, the great blue tabulae.
They were those from the wilderness of stars that had expected more.
There were those that returned to hear him read from the poem of life,
Of the pans above the stove, the pots on the table, the tulips among them.
They were those that would have wept to step barefoot into reality....”
—Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)