JOCK STEIN

On this day in 1922, one of the greats in British football came into the World, Jock Stein was born. You will find a number of references to Jock on this Blog. The legendry Scottish manager grew up playing the game at weekends when he was not working  in a local carpet shop and down the pit during the week. He started his managerial career at Dumfermline and went on to make his name at Glasgow Celtic, serving them for 13 years as manager. He picked up 11 Scottish League titles, 10 Scottish Cups, 5 Scottish League Cups and famously the 1967 European Cup...look it up to see where this trophy ranks amongst present awards!

Full name	John Stein
Date of birth	5 October 1922
Place of birth	Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death	10 September 1985 (aged 62)
Place of death	Cardiff, Wales
Position	Centre-back

Stein was the first man to lead a British team to European glory and he did this remarkably with a team in which every player was born within 30 miles of the Scottish city of Glasgow!! 

Stein worked as a coal-miner while playing football by part-time for Blantyre Victoria and then Albion Rovers. He became a full-time professional football player with Welsh club Llanelli Town, but returned to Scotland with Celtic in 1951. He enjoyed some success with Celtic, winning the Coronation Cup in 1953 and a Scottish League Cup and Scottish Cup double in 1954. Ankle injuries forced Stein to retire from playing football in 1957.

Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1940–1942	Blantyre Victoria
1942–1950	Albion Rovers	236	(9)
1950–1951	Llanelli Town	44	(5)
1951–1957	Celtic	106	(2)
Total		365	(13)
International career
1954	Scottish League	1	(0)
Managerial career
1960–1964	Dunfermline Athletic
1964–1965	Hibernian
1965	Scotland
1965–1978	Celtic
1978	Leeds United
1978–1985	Scotland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals