Thomas Kiernan (20 October 1918 – 26 June 1991)[3] was a Scottish footballer who played in the Football League for Luton Town and Stoke City. He also played for Albion Rovers, Alloa Athletic and Celtic.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Kiernan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1918[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Coatbridge, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 26 June 1991 (aged 72) | ||
| Place of death | Coatbridge, Scotland | ||
| Position(s) | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Viewpark Celtic | |||
| 1936–1937 | Clydebank Juniors | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1937–1945 | Albion Rovers | 44 | (24) |
| 1946–1947 | Celtic | 23 | (12) |
| 1947–1948 | Stoke City | 28 | (6) |
| 1948–1950 | Luton Town | 55 | (10) |
| 1950–1951 | St Mirren | 8 | (1) |
| 1951–1952 | Barry Town | ||
| 1952–1954 | Albion Rovers | 33 | (3) |
| 1954–1955 | Alloa Athletic | 29 | (8) |
| Total | 205 | (53) | |
| International career | |||
| 1947 | Scottish Football League XI[2] | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editKiernan was born in Coatbridge and began his career with Clydebank Juniors in 1936 before joining Albion Rovers a year later. He scored 24 goals for the Wee Rovers in two seasons prior to the outbreak of World War II and earned a move to Celtic after the war ended,[4] where he spent one season before he was signed by English club Stoke City for a then club record fee of £8,500.[1] He was a regular at inside right under the management of Bob McGrory in 1947–48 playing in 26 matches scoring six goals as Stoke a frustrating season finishing in 15th position.[1] After playing just four matches at the start of 1948–49 Kiernan was then sold to Second Division Luton Town in November 1948 for £6,000.[1] With the "Hatters" Kiernan played in three seasons scoring 15 goals in 60 matches before he returned to Scotland in 1950 with St Mirren. After a brief spell in Wales with Barry Town and made a return to Albion Rovers and ended his career with Alloa Athletic.[1]
Career statistics
editSource:[5]
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Celtic | 1946–47 | Scottish Division One | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 29 | 17 |
| 1947–48 | Scottish Division One | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 23 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 18 | ||
| Stoke City | 1947–48 | First Division | 24 | 5 | 2 | 1 | — | 26 | 6 | |
| 1948–49 | First Division | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | — | 30 | 7 | |||
| Luton Town | 1948–49 | Second Division | 23 | 5 | 4 | 3 | — | 27 | 8 | |
| 1949–50 | Second Division | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 25 | 6 | ||
| 1950–51 | Second Division | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 55 | 10 | 5 | 5 | — | 60 | 15 | |||
| Career Total | 106 | 29 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 122 | 40 | ||
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
- ^ "Tommy Kiernan – Scotland Football League Record from 12 Mar 1947 to 12 Mar 1947 clubs – Celtic".
- ^ "Tommy Kiernan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
- ^ John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ Tommy Kiernan at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
External links
edit- Tommy Kiernan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Transfer Database