Jock Stein

Scottish football player and manager (1922–1985)

John "Jock" Stein CBE (5 October 1922 – 10 September 1985) was a Scottish football player and manager. He is best known for his highly successful management of Celtic. He became the first manager of a British side to win the European Cup, with Celtic in 1967. He also won ten league titles, eight Scottish Cups and six Scottish League Cups with Celtic. He also managed Leeds United, Dunfermline Athletic to a Scottish Cup and the Scotland national side to a Rous Cup. As a player, he played for Albion Rovers, Llanelli Town and Celtic.

Jock Stein
CBE
Stein in 1971
Personal information
Full nameJohn Stein
Date of birth(1922-10-05)5 October 1922
Place of birthBurnbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death10 September 1985(1985-09-10) (aged 62)
Place of deathCardiff, Wales
Position(s)Centre-back
Youth career
1940–1942Blantyre Victoria
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1940–1942Blantyre Victoria
1942–1950Albion Rovers[1]236(9)
1950–1951Llanelli Town[1]44(5)
1951–1957Celtic[1]106(2)
Total365(13)
National team
1954Scottish League XI[2]1(0)
Teams managed
1960–1964Dunfermline Athletic
1964–1965Hibernian
1965Scotland
1965–1978Celtic
1978Leeds United
1978–1985Scotland
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Stein was born in Burnbank, South Lanarkshire. He was married to Jeanie McAuley. The couple had two children.

On 10 September 1985, Stein was managing Scotland against the Welsh national team in a FIFA World Cup qualifier. Near the end of a 1–1 draw between the sides, he had a heart attack and died in the medical room of Ninian Park in Cardiff, Wales. He was 62.[3]

Managerial statistics

TeamCountryFromToRecord
PWDLWin %
Dunfermline Athletic[4]  ScotlandMarch 1960March 1964192933762048.44
Hibernian[5]  ScotlandMarch 1964March 19655031811062.00
Scotland[6]  ScotlandMay 1965December 19657313042.86
Celtic[7]  ScotlandMarch 1965August 1978743516119108069.45
Leeds United[8]  EnglandAugust 1978October 197810433040.00
Scotland[6]  ScotlandOctober 1978September 198561261223042.62
Total1,063673180210063.31

Honours

Honours won by Jock Stein Celtic FC on his statue.

Player

Albion Rovers

  • Scottish B Division promotion: 1947–48[9]
  • Lanarkshire Cup: 1948–49[10]

Celtic

Manager

Dunfermline Athletic

Hibernian

  • Summer Cup: 1963–64[19]

Celtic

  • European Cup: 1966–67
  • Scottish league championship (10): 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1972–73, 1973–74, 1976–77
  • Scottish Cup (8): 1964–65, 1966–67, 1968–69, 1970–71, 1971–72, 1973–74, 1974–75, 1976–77[14]
  • Scottish League Cup (6): 1965–66, 1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69, 1969–70, 1974–75[20]
  • Drybrough Cup: 1974[21]
  • Glasgow Cup (5): 1964–65 , 1966–67, 1967–68, 1969–70, 1974–75[22]

Scotland

Individual

  • British Manager of the Year: 1967[23]
  • Scottish Football Personality of the Year: 1976–77,[24] 1981–82[25]
  • Inaugural Inductee to the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame: 2002[26]
  • Inaugural Inductee to the Scottish Football Hall of Fame: 2004[27]
  • Inaugural Inductee to the Dunfermline Athletic Hall of Fame: 2004[28]
  • Sunday Herald Greatest Scottish Manager of All Time: 2003[29]
  • ESPN 17th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013[30]
  • World Soccer 29th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2013[31][32]
  • Sports Illustrated 28th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2019[33]
  • France Football 34th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2019[34]
  • FourFourTwo 30th Greatest Manager of All Time: 2020[35]

References