campaign, again, saw silverware head to Merseyside as the Reds took the league title once more. Stevenson missed just the one fixture and scored five times as Liverpool topped the table by a comfortable 6 points over Leeds. He also tasted disappointment, however, as Borussia Dortmund beat Liverpool 2–1 in the European Cup Winners Cup final at Hampden Park, the 1st European final the Anfield club had reached. Shankly had bought 19-year-old Emlyn Hughes from Blackpool in February 1967 and selected him ahead of Stevenson at the beginning of the 1967–68 season – this proved to be a turning point in Stevenson's career, he got the nod just once in the league and three times in the Fairs Cup. By December 1967 he was on his way, leaving for Stoke City. Stoke City Stoke manager Tony Waddington paid £30,000 for Stevenson as a replacement for the departed Calvin Palmer. He played 20 games in 1967–68 and 34 times in 1968–69 as Stoke had two poor seasons, narrowly avoiding relegation. A much improved 1969–70 campaign saw Stevenson play 23 games as Stoke finished in 9th. He played six matches at the start of 1970–71 before injury ruled him out for the remainder of the season. He played 25 games in 1971–72 and just three in 1972–73. At the end of the season he left the Victoria Ground after making 111 appearances scoring seven goals. Tranmere Rovers He joined Third Division Tranmere Rovers where he made 27 appearances. Later career In 1974, he joined the Vancouver Whitecaps in the newly formed North American Soccer League (NASL). He played in Vancouver for one season. He then played for Limerick before returning to the UK to play for non-league Macclesfield Town. He also spent a short time in South Africa playing for Hellenic. After football He spent time as a publican and then ran a contract cleaning company in Macclesfield where he lived. Career statistics Source: A. The "Other" column constitutes appearances and goals in the Anglo-Scottish Cup, Glasgow Cup, FA Charity Shield and Texaco Cup. Honours Rangers Scottish League champions: 1958–59 Scottish Cup: 1959–60 Liverpool Football League First Division champions: 1963–64, 1965–66 FA Cup winners: 1965 FA Charity Shield winners: 1964, 1965, 1966 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup runners-up: 1966 References External links 1939 births Living people Scottish footballers People from Leith Footballers from Edinburgh Rangers F.C. players Dalkeith Thistle F.C. players Liverpool F.C.