Career Stats & Summary
Vital Statistics
- Born
- Monday, 27th January, 1947
- Current Age
- 75 years and 244 days
- Place Of Birth
- Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England
Biography
1972 Great Britain World Cup hooker was signed by Penrith for the then world record $39,000 transfer fee placed on him by premiers Dewsbury in 1973. Stephenson was a total professional in his time at Penrith - cunning, charismatic and a natural leader. In taking on the captain-coach role at the club in 1975, he fought battles on three fronts - injury, club factions and fellow Englishman Bill Ashurst. 'Stevo' resigned for the benefit of the club midway through the year and while Ashurst chose to walk out on the Panthers in 1977, Stephenson remained to lead from the front line. A sickening injury suffered in a head-high tackle against Balmain in 1977, coupled with a chronic back complaint, forced his retirement after only 3 matches of the 1978 season. Stephenson has since taken up broadcasting, first with the ABC, and later with Pay TV in England.
Career Statistics
All statistics shown in this section are based only on data available in the RLP database, and are not necessarily a complete and/or 100% accurate representation of a player's career. This information should be used as a guide only. If you see a question mark (?), it denotes that the figure is not available.
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Competitions | ||||||||||||||
| Competition | App | T | G | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||||
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| Tour Matches | Great Britain | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | |||
| Test Series | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
| World Cup | 4 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | List | ||||
| NRL | 69 | 21 | - | - | 63 | 28 | 38 | 3 | 40.58% | List | ||||
| National Panasonic Cup | 1 | - | - | - | - | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.00% | List | ||||
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Test Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Great Britain | 1971-72 | 6 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66.67% | List | |||
| Overall | 1971-1972 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 66.67% | List | |||
World Cup Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Great Britain | 1971-1972 | 4 | 3 | - | - | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | List | |||
| Overall | 1972 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 75.00% | List | |||
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Australian League Matches - By Year | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Penrith | NSWRFL 1974 | 16 | 2 | - | - | 6 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 50.00% | List | |||
| Penrith | NSWRFL 1975 | 17 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 41.18% | List | |||
| Penrith | NSWRFL 1976 | 18 | 4 | - | - | 12 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 33.33% | List | |||
| Penrith | NSWRFL 1977 | 15 | 7 | - | - | 21 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 40.00% | List | |||
| Penrith | NSWRFL 1978 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33.33% | List | |||
| Overall | 1974-1978 | 69 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 28 | 38 | 3 | 40.58% | List | |||
Australian League Matches - By Team | ||||||||||||||
| Team | Years | App | T | G | GK % | FG | Pts | W | L | D | Win % | |||
| Penrith | 1974-78 | 69 | 21 | - | - | 63 | 28 | 38 | 3 | 40.58% | List | |||
| Overall | 1974-1978 | 69 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 28 | 38 | 3 | 40.58% | List | |||
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Your Say
Harold Zammit says: Mike Stephenson was the Cameron Smith of his time. The art of dummy half play and controlling the game was his forte. A great leader who led by example. I actually met him at the squash courts at the Barry Knight cricket centre in the mid eighties. He was a sport journalist for one of the papers. I found him to be a thorough gentleman with a witty sense of humour. A great footballer and a gentleman at the same time. (15/11/2019)
Anonymous says: I have been a Penrith junior and fan since they began in 1967. I have seen some very talented players come and go none better than this bloke as an all round player, loyal club man and hard working coach. He all but carried the team in many of the games during his stint there. Not surprised at positive comments made about him by other legends of our game Thanks LEGEND (15/04/2022)
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