Alexander Ernest Stevenson (9 August 1912 – 2 September 1985) was an Irish footballer who played for Rangers and Everton, amongst other teams.
While at Rangers, Stevenson also made his debut for the IFA XI and he helped the club win the Division One title during the 1933–34 season.
He was also a great supplier of goals, first to Dixie Dean and then to Tommy Lawton and he formed an excellent understanding with fellow Irish international Jackie Coulter on the left wing.
In 1938–39, together with Lawton, Joe Mercer and Tommy G. Jones he was a member of the Everton team that won the last First Division title before the start of the Second World War.
His teammates that day also included fellow dual internationalists, Mick O'Brien, Jimmy Kelly and Paddy Moore.
However, Stevenson had to wait for fourteen years, partly because of the Second World War, before he made his second appearance for the FAI XI on 30 September 1946 in a 1–0 defeat to England.
Stevenson, who was a Protestant, was accused in some quarters of refusing to play for the FAI XI on religious grounds, but he was adamant that religion had nothing to do with it on his part.
Between 1933 and 1947 Stevenson also made 19 appearances and scored 5 goals for the IFA XI, making his debut on 16 September 1933 in a 2–1 away win against Scotland, with the press praising his contribution.
This team was basically a Great Britain XI and featured, among others, Matt Busby, Stanley Matthews, Tommy Lawton and Stan Mortensen.
The other six were Johnny Carey, Con Martin, Bill Gorman, Tommy Eglington, Peter Farrell and Davy Walsh.