Willie Stevenson

Rangers

Stevenson was born in Leith on 26 October 1939. He played for Edina Hearts and Dalkeith Thistle before turning professional with Rangers. He immediately became a regular in the side, winning the Scottish Football League in his first season and the Scottish Cup in his second while also being involved in the semi-finals of the 1959–60 European Cup and earning selection for the Scottish Football League XI, but then lost his first team place after Jim Baxter joined Rangers in 1960. After he was displaced by Baxter, Stevenson declined to sign a new contract with Rangers and went out to Australia in the summer of 1962, but was still registered with the Glasgow club and was not permitted to play official matches with local clubs, so he returned to Scotland and both Liverpool and Preston North End put in bids to sign him.

Liverpool

Bill Shankly paid £20,000 to bring the 22-year-old to Liverpool in October 1962. He made his debut in the 2–1 home league defeat to Burnley on 3 November 1962, he scored his first goal in a 5–0 victory over Leyton Orient at Anfield, Stevenson managed to hit the net in the 35th minute, Roger Hunt with a hat-trick and Ian St John scored the others. Stevenson helped the Reds gain the 1963–64 First Division title in only their 2nd season back in the top flight of English football, he featured in 38 of the 42 league games thus cementing a starting role on the left of the Reds midfield. Stevenson played a major role in winning of…

Rangers

Scottish League: 1958–59 Scottish Cup: 1959–60 Liverpool

Football League First Division: 1963–64, 1965–66 FA Cup: 1964–65 FA Charity Shield: 1964, 1965, 1966 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runner-up: 1965–66 Stoke City

Football League Cup: 1971–72