Tommy Kiernan

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]

Thomas Kiernan
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(1991-06-26) (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

Kiernan 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

Source:[5]

Club Season Division League FA Cup League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Celtic 1946–47 Scottish Division One 221210652917
1947–48 Scottish Division One 11002031
Total 231310853218
Stoke City 1947–48 First Division 24521—266
1948–49 First Division 4100—41
Total 28621—307
Luton Town 1948–49 Second Division 23543—278
1949–50 Second Division 24412—256
1950–51 Second Division 8100—81
Total 551055—6015
Career Total 10629868512240

References
  1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
  2. "Tommy Kiernan – Scotland Football League Record from 12 Mar 1947 to 12 Mar 1947 clubs – Celtic".
  3. "Tommy Kiernan". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  4. John Litster (October 2012). "A Record of pre-war Scottish League Players". Scottish Football Historian magazine. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Tommy Kiernan at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
  • Tommy Kiernan at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database
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