Tommy Kiernan

Tommy Kiernan Date of Birth: Jul 6, 1942

One of the most skilful inside-forwards of the early post-War years, Tommy had been transferred to Celtic from Albion Rovers for £4,000 in 1945 but was then surprisingly sold to Stoke two years later even though he was a regular and a crowd favourite at Parkhead.

Beset by injury at the Victoria Ground, Tommy was allowed to move to Luton for the then huge fee of £8,500 in November 1948 and he immediately caught the imagination at Kenilworth Road with his displays in the two epic cup ties with Leicester in early 1949.

Sadly injury also caught up with him at Luton and he eventually moved back to Scotland with St Mirren as part of the deal that brought Willie Davie to Kenilworth Road and then on to Alloa and back to Albion Rovers where he became coach. Tommy stayed in the Coatbridge area and died in 1991.