Tommy Kiernan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Kiernan[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 October 1918[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Coatbridge, Scotland[1] | ||
| Date of death | 1991 (aged 73)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Inside forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1937 | Clydebank | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1938–1939 | Albion Rovers | 29 | (13) |
| 1946–1947 | Celtic | 23 | (9) |
| 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 | (50) | |
| National team | |||
| 1947 | Scottish League XI[2] | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Thomas Kiernan (20 October 1918 – 1991) 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]
Career
Kiernan was born in Coatbridge and began his career with Clydebank in 1937 before joining Albion Rovers a year later. He scored 13 goals for the "Wee Rovers" and earned a move to Celtic where he spent on 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
- Sourced from Tommy Kiernan profile at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
| Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 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 | 83 | 16 | 7 | 6 | 90 | 22 | ||
References
External links
- Thomas Kiernan stats at Neil Brown stat site