Tommy Kiernan

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	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)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

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

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		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		24	4	1	2	25	6
	1950–51		8	1	0	0	8	1
	Total		55	10	5	5	60	15
Career Total			83	16	7	6	90	22

References

1. Matthews, Tony (1994). The Encyclopaedia of Stoke City. Lion Press. ISBN 0-9524151-0-0.
2. http://www.londonhearts.com/SFL/players/tommykiernan.html

External links

• Thomas Kiernan stats at Neil Brown stat site