Dave Kevan
David John Kevan (born 31 August 1968) is a Scottish football coach and former player.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David John Kevan | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Wigtown, Scotland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Notts County | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1990 | Notts County | 89 | (3) |
| 1989 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1990–1994 | Stoke City | 81 | (2) |
| 1990 | → Maidstone United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1994 | Bournemouth | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 181 | (5) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2002 | Stoke City (caretaker) | ||
| 2009 | Notts County (caretaker) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Notts County (caretaker) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
A midfielder, he made his debut in the English Football League for Notts County in February 1986. He spent the next four years at the club, also enjoying a brief loan spell at Cardiff City. He signed with Stoke City in February 1990 and broke into the first-team in the 1991–92 season following a short loan spell at Maidstone United the previous season. He helped Stoke to win the Football League Trophy in 1992 and then the Second Division title in 1992–93, before he ended his career at Bournemouth in 1994. His career over by the age of 26, he made a total of 221 appearances in league and cup competitions, scoring six goals.
He remained in the game as a coach, serving Stoke City, Burnley, Notts County, Stockport County, Hereford United, Cheltenham Town, Forest Green Rovers, Port Vale and Hanley Town. He also had three spells as a caretaker manager, once at Stoke City in October 2002 and twice at Notts County in the 2009–10 season.