Sammy Kean

Samuel "Sammy" Kean (born 1917 or 1918; died 17 April 2003)^[1] was a Scottish football player and manager.

Hibs signed Kean from Kirkintilloch Rob Roy as an outside left.^[1] Kean made his senior debut on 14 August 1937, in a Scottish League match against Queen's Park.^[2] Hibs manager Willie McCartney used Kean as left half and he formed a partnership with Matt Busby when Busby signed for Hibs in 1941 as a wartime guest player.^[1] Kean made one appearance for Scotland during the war.^[3] When competitive football resumed after the war, Kean was an important figure supporting the Famous Five forward line.^[1] Kean played in the 1947 Scottish Cup Final and won a league championship medal in 1948.^[1] Kean represented the Scottish League once, in April 1947.^[4]

Kean ceased his playing career after the 1948–49 season and then worked for Hibs as an assistant trainer.^[1] He moved to Dundee in the late 1950s, assisting Bob Shankly with their league championship winning team in 1962.^[1] Kean was credited with the signing of Gordon Smith, as the pair had a working relationship dating back to shifts in the Leith shipyards during the war.^[1] Kean also coached Falkirk and Partick Thistle.^[1]

Kean worked for the Gas Board for the rest of his working life.^[1] Besides football, he was also a keen golfer and lawn bowls player.^[1] His wife Mary died in 1993 and Kean suffered from Alzheimer's disease in his later years.^[1] When he died in April 2003, Kean was survived by two daughters and four grandchildren.^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "Death of Sammy Kean". The Scotsman. Johnston Publishing. 19 April 2003. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
↑ "Sammy Kean". Fitbastats.com. Retrieved 11 December 2011.
↑ "Samuel Kean". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 21 January 2014.
↑ "Sammy Kean". www.londonhearts.com. London Hearts Supporters' Club. Retrieved 11 December 2011.

Sources

HIBERNIAN : 1946/47 - 2012/13, Neil Brown

Dundee F.C. – managers

W. Wallace (1899–1919)
MacFarlane (1919–1925)
McNair (1925–1928)
MacFarlane (1928)
Bissett (1928–33)
McCandless (1933–37)
Cunningham (1937–40)
Anderson (1944–54)
Thornton (1954–59)
Shankly (1959–65)
Kean^c (1965)
Ancell (1965–68)
Prentice (1968–72)
White (1972–77)
Gemmell (1977–80)
Mackay (1980–84)
Knox (1984–86)
Scott (1986–88)
D. Smith (1988–89)
G. Wallace (1989–91)
Blackley^c (1991)
Munro (1991–92)
Stainrod (1992–93)
Duffy (1993–96)
McCormack (1997–98)
Scott (1998–2000)
Bonetti (2000–02)
Duffy (2002–05)
Kernaghan (2005–06)
Rae (2006–08)
Farrell^c (2008)
Scott (2008–10)
Chisholm (2010)
B. Smith (2010–13)
Brown (2013–14)
Hartley (2014–)

Falkirk F.C. – managers

Nicol (1905–24)
Reid (1924–27)
Richardson (1927–32)
Orr (1932–35)
Craig (1935–50)
Shankly (1950–56)
McPhie^c (1956–57)
R. Smith (1957–59)
Younger (1959–60)
McCrae (1960–65)
Kean (1965–66)
Prentice (1966–68)
Rowan^c (1968)
Cunningham (1968–1972)
Prentice (1973–75)
McKenzie^c (1975)
Miller (1975–77)
Little (1977–79)
Hagart (1979–82)
Bennie^c (1982)
Totten (1982–83)
Abel (1983–84)
Shaw^c (1984)
Lamont (1984–87)
Clarke (1987–88)
Duffy (1988–89)
Sullivan^c (1989)
Lamont (1989–90)
Sullivan^c (1990)
Jefferies (1990–95)
Lambie (1995–96)
Collins^c (1996)
Bannon (1996)
Totten (1996–2002)
McCall (2002–03)
Coyle & Hughes (2003)
Hughes (2003–09)
May (2009–10)
Pressley (2010–13)
A. Smith^c (2013)
Holt (2013–14)
Houston (2014–)

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