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Jock Stein

August 29, 2023

For other people with the same name, see John Stein (disambiguation).

John "Jock" Stein CBE (5 October 1922 – 10 September 1985) was a Scottish football player and manager. He was the first manager of a British side to win the European Cup, with Celtic in 1967. Stein also guided Celtic to nine successive Scottish League championships between 1966 and 1974.

Jock Stein
CBE
Stein in 1971
Personal information
Full name John Stein
Date of birth (1922-10-05)5 October 1922
Place of birth Burnbank, Lanarkshire, Scotland
Date of death 10 September 1985(1985-09-10) (aged 62)
Place of death Cardiff, Wales
Position(s) Centre-back
Youth career
1940–1942 Blantyre Victoria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1940–1942 Blantyre Victoria
1942–1950 Albion Rovers[2] 215 (6)
1950–1951 Llanelli Town[2] 44 (5)
1951–1957 Celtic[2] 106 (2)
Total 365 (13)
International career
1954 Scottish League XI[1] 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

Stein worked as a coalminer while playing football 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 and Scottish Cup double in 1954. Ankle injuries forced Stein to retire from playing football in 1957.

Celtic appointed Stein to coach their reserve team after he retired as a player. Stein started his managerial career in 1960 with Dunfermline, where he won the Scottish Cup in 1961 and achieved some notable results in European football. After a brief but successful spell at Hibernian, Stein returned to Celtic as manager in March 1965. In thirteen years at Celtic, Stein won the European Cup, ten Scottish league championships, eight Scottish Cups and six Scottish League Cups. After a brief stint with Leeds United, Stein managed Scotland from 1978 until his death in 1985.

Playing career Edit

Born in Burnbank, Lanarkshire, Stein saw football as his escape from the Lanarkshire coal mines. In 1937, he left Greenfield school in Hamilton and after a short time working in a carpet factory went down the pits to become a miner. In 1940, Stein agreed to sign for Burnbank Athletic, but his father vehemently objected.[3] Soon afterward, he instead joined Blantyre Victoria, another local junior club.[3]

Stein first played for senior club Albion Rovers as a trialist in a 4–4 draw against Celtic on 14 November 1942.[4] Three weeks later, manager Webber Lees signed Stein for the Coatbridge club.[5] He continued to work as a miner during the week, which was a reserved occupation during the Second World War.[6] This allowed Stein to play regularly, as many of their other players were serving in the Armed Forces.[6] He had a brief loan spell with Dundee United in 1943.[7][8] Rovers won promotion to the First Division in 1947–48, for only the fourth time in the club's history.[9]

During the 1948–49 season, Rovers conceded 105 goals, won only three league games out of 30 and were relegated back to the Second Division.[9]

In 1950, having been approached by former Albion Rovers teammate Dougie Wallace, Stein signed for non-league Welsh club Llanelli.[10][11] For the first time in his career, he became a full-time professional footballer, earning £12 per week.[12] Llanelli had gained promotion to the Southern League in 1950 and signed several Scottish professionals.[13] In 1951, the club's application to join the Football League was rejected and there were rumours of financial problems.[14] All but two of the Scottish professionals left.[14]

Stein initially left his wife, Jean, and young daughter, Ray, in Scotland when he moved to Llanelli. His family moved down soon afterwards, but his council house in Hamilton was burgled about eight weeks after they moved.[14] Jean wanted to return to Scotland, and Stein accepted her desire in light of his own disillusionment with the problems at the club.[15] When asked what he would do by the Llanelli manager, Stein said he would probably quit football and become a miner again.[15]

In December 1951, on the recommendation of reserve team trainer Jimmy Gribben,[16] Celtic bought him for £1,200. He was signed as a reserve but injuries incurred by first team players resulted in him being elevated to the first team. In 1952, he was appointed vice-captain; when captain Sean Fallon suffered a broken arm, the captaincy was passed to Stein.[citation needed]

Celtic finished eighth in the Scottish League during 1952–53 and were only invited to the pan-British Coronation Cup tournament due to their large support base.[17] Celtic beat Arsenal, Manchester United and Hibernian to win the trophy.[18] This success was built upon in 1953–54, as Stein captained the side that won a League and Scottish Cup double.[19] It was their first League championship since 1938 and first League and Scottish Cup double since 1914.[18][19] As a reward for their achievement, the club paid for all of the players to attend the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland.[20] Celtic had also sent their players to watch the England v Hungary match in 1953. Stein was influenced by Scotland's poor preparation and the impressive performance of Hungary.[20]

Stein received his only international recognition in 1954, when he was selected for the Scottish Football League XI.[21] It was not a happy experience for Stein, as his direct opponent, Bedford Jezzard, scored two goals as The Football League XI won 4–0 at Stamford Bridge.[21]

In 1954–55, Celtic finished second in the league and lost the 1955 Scottish Cup Final to Clyde.[22] Stein was forced to retire from football after suffering persistent ankle injuries during the 1955–56 season.[23] While playing in a friendly in Coleraine in May 1956, he landed awkwardly and rolled over on the ankle. Two weeks later he had an operation to remove a bone nodule, after which he was ordered to rest until fully recuperated.[23] While on a holiday in Blackpool, the ankle irritated Stein, who found that it had become septic.[24] He was no longer able to flex the joint and had to stop playing,[24] officially retiring on 29 January 1957.[2]

Managerial career Edit

Celtic reserves Edit

In July 1957, Stein was given the job of coaching the Celtic reserve team.[2][24] His squad included a number of young players who would later play under him in the first team, including Billy McNeill, Bobby Murdoch and John Clark.[24] In his first season as a coach, Stein won the Reserve Cup with an 8–2 aggregate triumph over Rangers.[25]

Despite this success, according to football journalist Archie MacPherson, Stein was told by club chairman Robert Kelly he would not progress further at Celtic due to his Protestant faith;[25] Celtic had only previously appointed Catholics as managers,[18] though one of these, Willie Maley had spent 50 years at the club and Stein was only the fourth person to be appointed Celtic manager, after Maley, Jimmy McStay and Jimmy McGrory, who was manager for 20 years. It was later suggested that Stein was allowed to leave Celtic temporarily with the intention of later appointing him manager, but MacPherson found no evidence for this.[26]

Dunfermline Edit

On 14 March 1960, Stein was appointed manager of Dunfermline.[27] When Stein was appointed, the team were only two points above last place and mired in a battle against relegation.[27] The team had not won in four months, but then won their first six matches managed by Stein.[28] To build upon this initial success, Stein signed Willie Cunningham and Tommy McDonald from Leicester City.[29] Dunfermline became a powerful force and Stein guided them to their first Scottish Cup victory in 1961, winning 2–0 in a replayed Final against Celtic. This success prompted job offers from Newcastle United and Hibernian, both of which were rejected by Stein.[30]

In the 1961–62 season, Dunfermline progressed to the quarter-final of the 1961–62 European Cup Winners' Cup[31] and finished in fourth place in the league.[29] Their league position earned a place in the Fairs Cup after a Greek club withdrew.[32] Dunfermline defeated Everton in the 1962–63 Fairs Cup and retrieved a four-goal deficit against Valencia, but then lost in a play-off game.[33] Towards the end of the 1963–64 season, it became apparent that Hibs wanted to replace their manager, Walter Galbraith.[34] It was reported in the media on 27 February that Stein would leave Dunfermline at the end of the season.[34] A fortnight later, amid speculation that Stein would move to Hibernian, Galbraith left the Edinburgh club.[34] On 28 March, Dunfermline lost in a Scottish Cup semi-final against Rangers.[35] It was announced two days later that Stein would leave Dunfermline with immediate effect, allowing him to take charge at Hibernian.[35]

Hibernian Edit

Stein was appointed manager of Hibernian in March 1964. Although Hibs had a bigger support base than Dunfermline and had enjoyed success in the 1950s, the club was struggling.[36] Hibs had narrowly avoided relegation in 1963 and were sitting in 12th place when Stein was appointed.[36] The players noticed an immediate difference from previous managers as Stein took an active part in practice sessions.[37] Stein built his defence around John McNamee, who had been discarded by Celtic, and Pat Stanton.[38] In midfield he had Pat Quinn and Willie Hamilton, who were talented players but had under-achieved.[38] Hamilton had problems with drinking and gambling, but he produced his best performances under Stein's guidance.[38] Stein led Hibs to victory in the Summer Cup, their first trophy in ten years.[39] Neil Martin scored regularly and was capped for Scotland under Stein.

The 1964–65 league season started with an Edinburgh derby defeat by Hearts, but Hibs managed to recover from this setback.[40] Stein invited Real Madrid for a friendly game in Edinburgh, which Hibernian won 2–0 in front of a crowd of 32,000, further boosting his prestige.[41] Wolves asked Stein if he wanted to replace Stan Cullis as their manager.[41] Stein then approached Celtic chairman Bob Kelly, ostensibly to ask his advice about the offer from Wolves, but in the hope that he would be offered the Celtic job instead.[41] Kelly first offered Stein the position of assistant manager (to Sean Fallon), which Stein rejected.[42] Kelly then offered Stein the chance to be joint manager with Fallon, but this was also rejected by Stein, who suggested he would rather go to Wolves if Celtic would not offer full control.[42] Billy McNeill believed that Kelly's initial reluctance was due to Stein's religion.[42] Kelly eventually agreed to offer Stein full powers over team selection.[43] Hibs tried to convince Stein to stay, even attempting to persuade his wife Jean, but becoming Celtic manager had been his long-held ambition.[44] While Stein was still Hibs manager, he arranged for Celtic to sign Bertie Auld from Birmingham City[43] and allowed Hibs goalkeeper Ronnie Simpson to join Celtic.[45] Some people claimed with hindsight that he had deliberately allowed Simpson to join Celtic before moving himself, but in fact it was due to a wage dispute.[45]

It was announced on 31 January that Stein would leave Hibs for Celtic at the end of the 1964–65 season.[44] Stein left Hibs in early March, after he had arranged for Dundee manager Bob Shankly to take the Hibs job.[46] When Stein left, Hibs were near the top of the league and in the semi-finals of the 1964–65 Scottish Cup.[46] Hibs had defeated Rangers in the quarter-final, in his last game as Hibs manager.[46] They failed to win either competition, however, and Stein later admitted that "leaving Hibs at that time was probably my most embarrassing experience in football".[46] Stein was statistically the best ever manager of Hibs, with a win rate of 62%.[47]

Celtic Edit

He returned to Celtic in March 1965, becoming the club's first Protestant manager[44] and the fourth manager in club history.[46] Celtic were struggling in the league and continued to have mixed results, winning his first game 6–0 at Airdrie, but then losing 4–2 to Hibs and 6–2 to Falkirk.[48] In the period between the announcement of Stein's move to Celtic and his arrival, Celtic had progressed to the semi-finals of the 1964–65 Scottish Cup.[48] Celtic were drawn against Motherwell, who had dangerous forwards such as Joe McBride and Willie Hunter.[48] Stein prepared the Celtic players with tactical advice, which they had never received before.[48] Celtic came from behind twice against Motherwell to force a replay, which they won 3–0.[49] This set up a final against Dunfermline, who had beaten Hibs in the other semi-final.[49] Celtic again came from behind twice before Billy McNeill scored the winning goal, giving Celtic their first Scottish Cup since 1954.[50]

For the 1965–66 season, Stein made one major signing, Joe McBride from Motherwell.[51] McBride rewarded Stein with 43 goals that season.[51] Celtic lost the first Old Firm derby that season,[51] but gained revenge by winning the League Cup final against Rangers.[52] Celtic reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, but were beaten 2–1 on aggregate by Liverpool.[53] Five minutes before the end of the second leg at Anfield, Bobby Lennox appeared to score a goal that would have put Celtic through on the away goals rule, but it was controversially disallowed for offside.[53] Celtic were involved in a tight Scottish league championship race with Rangers, who they also played in the 1966 Scottish Cup Final.[54] The final was lost after a replay, to a goal by Kai Johansen.[54] Stein blamed John Hughes for failing to mark Johansen.[54] Celtic won the league championship, however, for the first time in 12 years.[55]

Stein was very confident entering the 1966–67 season, saying to his players that he believed "we could win everything".[56] Celtic won the first Old Firm game of the season 2–0, scoring both goals in the first five minutes.[56] The team went on a long unbeaten run that was finally ended by a 3–2 defeat by Dundee United on 31 December.[57] Stein surprised some observers by signing forward Willie Wallace from Hearts in December, when the team was already scoring freely and had strikers Stevie Chalmers and Joe McBride at his disposal.[58] As it happened, McBride soon afterwards suffered a knee injury that required surgery.[58]

In the 1966–67 European Cup, Celtic progressed through the first two rounds with relatively comfortable wins against Zurich and Nantes.[59] Celtic then faced Yugoslav side Vojvodina, who Chalmers later described as "the best team we played in the whole tournament".[59] A miss-kick by Tommy Gemmell allowed Vojvodina to score the only goal of the first leg, played in Yugoslavia.[59] In the return game, Celtic drew the aggregate score level with a goal by Chalmers in the 58th minute.[60] Stein was agitated during the game, frequently glancing at his watch.[60] Near the end, he remarked to Sean Fallon that "it looks like bloody Rotterdam!", citing where a play-off match would have been held if the tie had finished level.[60] Instead, McNeill headed in a tie-winning goal from a corner kick during injury time.[60] Celtic then defeated Dukla Prague 3–1 in the first (home) leg of the semi-final, with Wallace scoring twice.[60] In the return game, Celtic sustained heavy pressure but held out for a goalless draw.[61] It became a common belief that Stein had abandoned his attacking principles for that game, but Bobby Lennox, McNeill and Chalmers all later said that Stein had not set out defensive tactics beforehand.[61]

Four days after the second leg against Dukla, Celtic defeated Aberdeen 2–0 in the 1967 Scottish Cup Final.[62] Celtic were involved in a close race with Rangers for the Scottish league championship, decided by an Old Firm game at Ibrox on the final day of the league season.[62] Celtic needed a point to clinch the championship.[62] Archie Macpherson wrote in his biography of Stein that it was one of the best Old Firm games he had seen, as both sides played without a fear of losing: Rangers needed the victory to win the championship, while Stein believed Celtic's best chances lay in attacking their opponents.[63] Rangers took the lead in the 40th minute, but Celtic equalised within a minute thanks to a "scrambled effort" by Jimmy Johnstone.[63] Celtic went 2–1 ahead with 15 minutes remaining, when Johnstone beat some opponents then fired a left-footed shot high into the net.[63] Roger Hynd scored an equalising goal for Rangers, but the match finished in a 2–2 draw and Celtic won the championship.[64]

With the 3–1 aggregate victory against Dukla, Celtic progressed to the 1967 European Cup Final.[62] The other finalists were Italian giants Inter Milan, prior winners of the competition. Despite initially falling behind to an Inter penalty, his team triumphed 2–1, winning much admiration for the positive attacking quality of their football. In winning club football's most prestigious trophy, Stein became the first man not only to guide a Scottish club to champions of Europe, but also the first to achieve this honour with a British club. Furthermore, he became the first manager to win the European Treble, and remains the only manager to win the fabled Quadruple, thanks to his side’s earlier League Cup triumph over Rangers.[65][66] All of this was achieved with a team all born within 30 miles of Glasgow. Shortly after the European Cup Final, Bill Shankly famously told Stein "John, you're immortal now".[67]

The following season, Celtic won the League and League Cup for the third season in a row. In 1969 they won another domestic treble, their second in three years. In 1970, Stein led Celtic to a League and League Cup double; they also finished runners-up in the Scottish Cup. He also guided them to their second European Cup Final, knocking out Benfica and Leeds United en route, but they lost to Dutch side Feyenoord in Milan.[68] Around this time, Manchester United made efforts to persuade Stein to join them as manager.[69] Stein declined their advances, a decision he later told Alex Ferguson that he regretted.[70]

He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1970. Stein would have been knighted instead if not for an infamous Intercontinental Cup final match against Racing Club where four Celtic players were sent off.[71][72]

The 1970s brought continued success on the domestic front. During this time Stein's Celtic completed a record of nine consecutive Scottish league championships, equalling a world record held at the time by MTK Budapest and CSKA Sofia[73] This sustained success became routine to the extent that attendance figures fell during the later part of the run, with the decline at Celtic being above the league average.[74] This prompted the Scottish Football League to consider league reconstruction, which was enacted in 1975.[75]

Stein was badly injured in a car crash in 1975; he nearly died but eventually recovered. Sean Fallon assumed control as manager for most of the 1975–76 season. Stein returned to his position at the start of the 1976–77 season. Davie McParland joined Celtic at this time, replacing Sean Fallon as assistant manager and working under Stein.[76] McParland took charge of the 'tracksuit' aspects of coaching at Celtic while Stein watched from the touchline, still not fully recovered from the serious car smash he was involved in the year before.[76] Stein signed Hibernian's long-serving captain, defender Pat Stanton.[77] Later on in the season, Stein signed attacking midfielder Alfie Conn from Tottenham Hotspur. It was a transfer that surprised many, given Conn had played for Rangers in the early 70s, winning the European Cup Winners' Cup for them in 1972 and scoring in a 3–2 win over Celtic in the 1973 Scottish Cup Final.[78] Conn became the first footballer post-World War II to play for both Rangers and Celtic.[79] Celtic, helped considerably by Stanton's organisation of the defence,[80] went on to win their tenth league and cup double; Celtic finished nine points ahead of Rangers in the league and beat them 1–0 in the cup final courtesy of an Andy Lynch penalty.

Celtic struggled in the 1977–78 season and Stein was persuaded to stand down. He was allowed to nominate his successor, Billy McNeill, and Stein thought an agreement was in place for him to join the Celtic board of directors.[81] Celtic instead offered a management position in their pools company,[81][82] which Stein rejected as he believed he still had something to offer football.[83] A testimonial match for Stein was played against Liverpool at Celtic Park on 14 August 1978.[83] After the game, the Liverpool manager Bob Paisley encouraged Stein, who was three years younger than Paisley, to stay in football.[83] There was also the example of Bill Shankly, who had experienced an unhappy retirement since leaving Liverpool in 1974.[83]

Leeds United Edit

In August 1978, Stein was appointed manager of Leeds United.[84] The players at Leeds received the news well, but were concerned that Stein had never shown any previous interest in managing in England.[84] Early results were mixed, although the Leeds chairman Manny Cussins detected some improvement from the previous few seasons, when Leeds had slipped from their dominant position in English football.[84] Attendances at Elland Road were low and Stein apparently missed the pressure of big games against foreign opposition.[84]

Ally MacLeod had just resigned as Scotland manager, having clung to office for only one match after their failure at the 1978 World Cup.[84] The day after MacLeod's departure journalist Jim Reynolds had written in The Glasgow Herald in relation to Scotland's search for a new manager that "The ideal choice would, of course, have been Jock Stein, but the SFA are five weeks too late" adding that it was "most unlikely" that he could be tempted to take the Scotland job "until he has given it a real go at Elland Road."[85] However the next day Reynolds wrote in the same newspaper that Stein was a front runner for the job and reported that former Scotland boss Willie Ormond considered him to be "the obvious choice" if he would be prepared to take the job. Stein was quoted as saying "There is little I can say about the situation. If Scotland want me they must approach the club first." However the report ended by quoting Manny Cussins as stating he was "certain Jock Stein is happy at Leeds and will not leave to take the Scottish job". He also indicated that if players could be "worth £400,000, Jock Stein must be worth four million pounds."[86]

Stein advised commentator Archie Macpherson to make it publicly known that he would be interested in taking the job.[84][87] Cussins, who had sacked Brian Clough after just 44 days in charge of Leeds in 1974, refused permission for the Scottish Football Association to speak to Stein.[84] Cussins could not convince Stein to stay, however, and he resigned to accept the position of Scotland manager.[84] Stein had been manager of Leeds for just 44 days, like Clough, although his tenure and departure had no bitterness or rancour.[84]

Scotland Edit

Stein was first appointed manager of Scotland on a part-time basis in the spring of 1965, taking charge of their attempt to qualify for the 1966 World Cup.[18] Scotland achieved good results in their first two qualifiers, a draw against Poland and a win against Finland.[88] Stein was criticised by the Scottish press after the team conceded two late goals and lost 2–1 at home to Poland,[89] but they managed to beat Italy 1–0 at Hampden Park through a last minute goal by John Greig to raise some hope of qualification.[90] Scotland suffered from several players withdrawing from the return match against Italy due to injury.[91] Stein, by instinct an attacking coach, set his team up defensively.[91] A 3–0 defeat meant that they failed to qualify from UEFA Group 8.[91] Stein relinquished the Scotland job after this defeat to concentrate on his full-time role with Celtic.

After Willie Ormond resigned as manager of Scotland in May 1977, Stein was approached about replacing him, but confirmed that he intended to remain at Celtic. Amid overwhelming optimism incited by incumbent manager Ally MacLeod that Scotland would achieve great success at the 1978 FIFA World Cup, Stein was one of the few to caution against this: something he would be proven right in, as Scotland subsequently failed to qualify from the group stage.[92]

Stein was appointed Scotland manager on a full-time basis on 5 October 1978, which was his 56th birthday.[93] 65,872 attended his first game in charge, a 3–2 win against Norway at Hampden, despite the bus services in Glasgow being on strike.[94] Stein had picked a team with only players based in England, but he felt that he could bring through more home-based players.[94] He also believed that Scotland had tended to play with too much emotion and naivety, which he wanted to replace with an emphasis on retaining possession of the football.[94] Two defeats to Belgium meant that Scotland failed to qualify for the 1980 European Championship.[95] This was followed by losses to Northern Ireland and England in the 1980 British Home Championship, which led to some criticism in the media.[95]

The Scots' form improved in their successful qualifying campaign for the 1982 FIFA World Cup, finishing top of their group and only losing once.[96] Scotland travelled to Spain in the summer of 1982 in what would be the only occasion Stein would manage a side at the finals of major international tournament.[97] Scotland swept into a 3–0 lead in their first group game against New Zealand, but then careless defending saw the Kiwis stage a comeback, scoring twice. Scotland added a further two goals near the end to restore their three-goal advantage, but concern was raised at the potential repercussions of the two New Zealand goals should goal difference become a factor.[97]

Brazil were the next opponents, and Stein make a number of changes to his side. Danny McGrain and Kenny Dalglish were surprise omissions, while David Narey, Willie Miller and Steve Archibald came into the side. Graeme Souness took over the captaincy in McGrain's absence.[98] Narey gave Scotland a shock lead when he opened the scoring with a powerful right-foot strike. Zico equalised just before half-time from a free kick, and then Brazil took control in the second half, scoring three times to send Scotland crashing to a 4–1 defeat.[99] The final group game paired Scotland against the Soviet Union. The teams were level on two points each, but the Soviets had a better goal difference and this meant Scotland had to win. Joe Jordan came into the team for his first appearance at the 1982 World Cup, and he gave Scotland the lead in the first half, but the Soviets rallied and scored twice in the second half. The second goal was particularly galling for the Scots, and came as a result of defenders Alan Hansen and Willie Miller colliding with one another, allowing Ramaz Shengelia a clear run in at goal to score. Souness netted a late equaliser for Scotland, but the game finished 2–2 and Scotland went out on goal difference.[100] Stein commented after the final match: "I am very disappointed we have not qualified. If we had played the way we did in any other section we would have gone through", adding "We have proved we can compete at this level, if not win..... Tonight I think we have done Scotland proud, both on and off the field."[101]

Under Stein, Scotland began their qualifying campaign for the 1986 World Cup with a 3–0 win over Iceland at Hampden Park in October 1984. Paul McStay scored twice in the first half, and came close to getting a hat-trick when he struck the crossbar in the second half. Charlie Nicholas scored Scotland's third goal.[102] Stein observed that Scotland "won with style" and singled out winger Davie Cooper along with McStay for the flair they both displayed.[103] The Scots turned in an even better showing in their next tie, a 3–1 home win over Spain.[104] Two first half headed goals from Mo Johnston gave Scotland a 2–0 lead at half-time. Spain pulled a goal back in the second half, but with 18 minutes remaining Kenny Dalglish dribbled past three Spanish defenders before striking a powerful shot high into the net for Scotland's third. It was Dalglish's 30th international goal, equalling the national team record held by Denis Law,[104] and it would also be Dalglish's last. Stein described the win over Spain as "the most satisfying since I became [Scotland] manager", adding that "we scored three goals against a quality team that came to defend".[105] Spanish manager Miguel Muñoz praised the Scots' performance, describing them as "tremendous".[105] Performances and results were more mixed in the later qualifying ties, losing the return match in Spain, going down to a 1–0 defeat against Wales in Glasgow and scraping a narrow 1–0 win over Iceland in Reykjavík.[106] Scotland went into their last qualifying tie, away to Wales, needing at least a draw to secure a play-off spot.

Assistant and Colts manager Edit

The Scottish International Committee made the surprise announcement of Stein in a dual role as Scotland under-23 team manager, also known as the Colts, and assistant to the Scotland national team on 17 February 1975. Both roles were assigned on a temporary basis.[107] His appointment was made to take the strain off manager Willie Ormond.[108] Stein accompanied Ormond for the Wales under-23s match on 25 February, but only to observe. Aberdeen manager Jimmy Bonthrone and Rangers assistant Willie Thornton were also in attendance.[109] Stein did not officially inherit the Colts job from Ormond until April.[110] Stein started as Colts manager with wins over Sweden under-23s in a friendly,[111] and Leeds United in a challenge match.[112] He then took charge of his only competitive match in charge. It was a UEFA under-23 Championship qualifier away at the Romania under-23s. Goals from Willie Pettigrew and Willie Young meant the team opened the campaign with a 2–1 win.[113] Despite a three match winning streak,[114] Stein relinquished both roles soon after, as he was hospitalised as the result of a car crash.[115]

As national team boss, Stein was also responsible for the Scottish League XI side. He took charge of three matches between 1978 and 1980,[116] which included the last inter-league match involving the Scottish League XI.[117] The result was a 4–2 defeat of the Irish League XI at Windsor Park.[117]

Death Edit

See also: 1985 Wales v Scotland football match
 
Ninian Park, where Stein died while managing the Scottish national team on 10 September 1985

On 10 September 1985, Scotland played Wales at Ninian Park, Cardiff, in a 1986 World Cup qualification match. Wales had been leading 1–0 by a Mark Hughes goal, before Scotland were awarded a penalty with 9 minutes left. Davie Cooper scored to make the score 1–1; the resulting draw secured a qualification play-off against Australia. Stein, who had been in poor health and under intense pressure, suffered a fatal pulmonary edema (fluid build-up in the lungs) at the end of the game – he had stopped taking prescribed medication for heart disease so his match preparations would not be disrupted by the side effects[118][119] – and died shortly afterwards in the stadium's medical room; he was 62 years old.[120] Due to the circumstances, the cause of death has frequently been reported as a heart attack. Stein was cremated at Linn Crematorium in Glasgow, at a private ceremony at which many past and present football figures were in attendance.

His death had a profound effect on his assistant, and Aberdeen manager, Alex Ferguson, who regarded Stein as a mentor and was horrified by his sudden death.[121] Ferguson was appointed interim manager and led the Scotland team to the 1986 World Cup, but they failed to progress beyond the group stage and Andy Roxburgh was appointed as Stein's permanent successor.

Tributes and legacy Edit

 
Bronze statue of Stein outside Celtic Park

Jock Stein is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential managers in the history of British football. In contrast to his predecessors, he was actively involved in his players training – a "tracksuit manager". And whereas training had previously consisted of mainly running around the track, he introduced practising with the ball into training. He is considered a football visionary; in particular for his time at Celtic where he transformed a side lacking direction and having gone almost eight years without a trophy into the best team in Europe, all whilst playing entertaining adventurous football. Prior to that, he had led Dunfermline Athletic to their first ever Scottish Cup Final win. Furthermore, his man-management style and grasp of the psychological side of the game was years ahead of its time.[122][123][124][125][126]

Stein was hugely respected by his peers and a massive influence on the next generation of managers who would follow in his footsteps; such as those who played under him like Billy McNeill, Kenny Dalglish, Graeme Souness, Alex McLeish, Gordon Strachan; and those who worked under him as coaches like Jim McLean, Walter Smith, Craig Brown and in particular Alex Ferguson.[126]

Since his death, Stein has been inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame and the Scottish Football Hall of Fame. When Celtic Park was rebuilt in the 1990s, the traditional Celtic fans' end of the stadium was named the Jock Stein Stand.

In 2002 Stein was voted the greatest ever Celtic manager by the club's fans, and he was voted the greatest Scottish football manager in a 2003 poll by the Sunday Herald newspaper.[127] A bust of Stein was presented to Celtic by a supporters' group and now sits in the foyer of the stadium.

On 5 March 2011, a greater than lifesize bronze statue of Stein, by the sculptor John McKenna, was unveiled outside Celtic Park. The statue depicts Stein holding the European Cup.[128] Celtic chairman John Reid said;

Jock will undoubtedly be remembered as one of world football's greatest ever managers – a man of immense stature and someone who gave so much to Celtic, Scotland and the game of football in general.

Personal life Edit

He married Jeanie McAuley in 1946 and they were together until his death 39 years later.[129] They had a son George[130] and daughter Ray.[131] Ray died of cancer on 9 September 2006 aged 59,[131] and was outlived by her mother, who died on 2 August 2007 at the age of 80.[132] George was living in Switzerland by the time of his father's death.[120]

Managerial statistics Edit

Team Country From To Record
P W D L Win %
Dunfermline Athletic[133]   Scotland March 1960 March 1964 192 93 37 62 048.44
Hibernian[134]   Scotland March 1964 March 1965 50 31 8 11 062.00
Scotland[135]   Scotland May 1965 December 1965 7 3 1 3 042.86
Celtic[136]   Scotland March 1965 August 1978 743 516 119 108 069.45
Leeds United[137]   England August 1978 October 1978 10 4 3 3 040.00
Scotland[135]   Scotland October 1978 September 1985 61 26 12 23 042.62
Total 1,063 673 180 210 063.31

Honours Edit

 
Honours won by Jock Stein Celtic FC on his statue.

Player Edit

Albion Rovers

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Manager Edit

Dunfermline Athletic

Hibernian

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References Edit

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jock, stein, other, people, with, same, name, john, stein, disambiguation, john, jock, stein, october, 1922, september, 1985, scottish, football, player, manager, first, manager, british, side, european, with, celtic, 1967, stein, also, guided, celtic, nine, s. For other people with the same name see John Stein disambiguation John Jock Stein CBE 5 October 1922 10 September 1985 was a Scottish football player and manager He was the first manager of a British side to win the European Cup with Celtic in 1967 Stein also guided Celtic to nine successive Scottish League championships between 1966 and 1974 Jock Stein CBEStein in 1971Personal informationFull nameJohn SteinDate of birth 1922 10 05 5 October 1922Place of birthBurnbank Lanarkshire ScotlandDate of death10 September 1985 1985 09 10 aged 62 Place of deathCardiff WalesPosition s Centre backYouth career1940 1942Blantyre VictoriaSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1940 1942Blantyre Victoria1942 1950Albion Rovers 2 215 6 1950 1951Llanelli Town 2 44 5 1951 1957Celtic 2 106 2 Total365 13 International career1954Scottish League XI 1 1 0 Managerial career1960 1964Dunfermline Athletic1964 1965Hibernian1965Scotland1965 1978Celtic1978Leeds United1978 1985Scotland Club domestic league appearances and goalsStein worked as a coalminer while playing football 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 and Scottish Cup double in 1954 Ankle injuries forced Stein to retire from playing football in 1957 Celtic appointed Stein to coach their reserve team after he retired as a player Stein started his managerial career in 1960 with Dunfermline where he won the Scottish Cup in 1961 and achieved some notable results in European football After a brief but successful spell at Hibernian Stein returned to Celtic as manager in March 1965 In thirteen years at Celtic Stein won the European Cup ten Scottish league championships eight Scottish Cups and six Scottish League Cups After a brief stint with Leeds United Stein managed Scotland from 1978 until his death in 1985 Contents 1 Playing career 2 Managerial career 2 1 Celtic reserves 2 2 Dunfermline 2 3 Hibernian 2 4 Celtic 2 5 Leeds United 2 6 Scotland 2 6 1 Assistant and Colts manager 3 Death 4 Tributes and legacy 5 Personal life 6 Managerial statistics 7 Honours 7 1 Player 7 2 Manager 7 3 Individual 8 References 9 External linksPlaying career EditBorn in Burnbank Lanarkshire Stein saw football as his escape from the Lanarkshire coal mines In 1937 he left Greenfield school in Hamilton and after a short time working in a carpet factory went down the pits to become a miner In 1940 Stein agreed to sign for Burnbank Athletic but his father vehemently objected 3 Soon afterward he instead joined Blantyre Victoria another local junior club 3 Stein first played for senior club Albion Rovers as a trialist in a 4 4 draw against Celtic on 14 November 1942 4 Three weeks later manager Webber Lees signed Stein for the Coatbridge club 5 He continued to work as a miner during the week which was a reserved occupation during the Second World War 6 This allowed Stein to play regularly as many of their other players were serving in the Armed Forces 6 He had a brief loan spell with Dundee United in 1943 7 8 Rovers won promotion to the First Division in 1947 48 for only the fourth time in the club s history 9 During the 1948 49 season Rovers conceded 105 goals won only three league games out of 30 and were relegated back to the Second Division 9 In 1950 having been approached by former Albion Rovers teammate Dougie Wallace Stein signed for non league Welsh club Llanelli 10 11 For the first time in his career he became a full time professional footballer earning 12 per week 12 Llanelli had gained promotion to the Southern League in 1950 and signed several Scottish professionals 13 In 1951 the club s application to join the Football League was rejected and there were rumours of financial problems 14 All but two of the Scottish professionals left 14 Stein initially left his wife Jean and young daughter Ray in Scotland when he moved to Llanelli His family moved down soon afterwards but his council house in Hamilton was burgled about eight weeks after they moved 14 Jean wanted to return to Scotland and Stein accepted her desire in light of his own disillusionment with the problems at the club 15 When asked what he would do by the Llanelli manager Stein said he would probably quit football and become a miner again 15 In December 1951 on the recommendation of reserve team trainer Jimmy Gribben 16 Celtic bought him for 1 200 He was signed as a reserve but injuries incurred by first team players resulted in him being elevated to the first team In 1952 he was appointed vice captain when captain Sean Fallon suffered a broken arm the captaincy was passed to Stein citation needed Celtic finished eighth in the Scottish League during 1952 53 and were only invited to the pan British Coronation Cup tournament due to their large support base 17 Celtic beat Arsenal Manchester United and Hibernian to win the trophy 18 This success was built upon in 1953 54 as Stein captained the side that won a League and Scottish Cup double 19 It was their first League championship since 1938 and first League and Scottish Cup double since 1914 18 19 As a reward for their achievement the club paid for all of the players to attend the 1954 FIFA World Cup in Switzerland 20 Celtic had also sent their players to watch the England v Hungary match in 1953 Stein was influenced by Scotland s poor preparation and the impressive performance of Hungary 20 Stein received his only international recognition in 1954 when he was selected for the Scottish Football League XI 21 It was not a happy experience for Stein as his direct opponent Bedford Jezzard scored two goals as The Football League XI won 4 0 at Stamford Bridge 21 In 1954 55 Celtic finished second in the league and lost the 1955 Scottish Cup Final to Clyde 22 Stein was forced to retire from football after suffering persistent ankle injuries during the 1955 56 season 23 While playing in a friendly in Coleraine in May 1956 he landed awkwardly and rolled over on the ankle Two weeks later he had an operation to remove a bone nodule after which he was ordered to rest until fully recuperated 23 While on a holiday in Blackpool the ankle irritated Stein who found that it had become septic 24 He was no longer able to flex the joint and had to stop playing 24 officially retiring on 29 January 1957 2 Managerial career EditCeltic reserves Edit In July 1957 Stein was given the job of coaching the Celtic reserve team 2 24 His squad included a number of young players who would later play under him in the first team including Billy McNeill Bobby Murdoch and John Clark 24 In his first season as a coach Stein won the Reserve Cup with an 8 2 aggregate triumph over Rangers 25 Despite this success according to football journalist Archie MacPherson Stein was told by club chairman Robert Kelly he would not progress further at Celtic due to his Protestant faith 25 Celtic had only previously appointed Catholics as managers 18 though one of these Willie Maley had spent 50 years at the club and Stein was only the fourth person to be appointed Celtic manager after Maley Jimmy McStay and Jimmy McGrory who was manager for 20 years It was later suggested that Stein was allowed to leave Celtic temporarily with the intention of later appointing him manager but MacPherson found no evidence for this 26 Dunfermline Edit On 14 March 1960 Stein was appointed manager of Dunfermline 27 When Stein was appointed the team were only two points above last place and mired in a battle against relegation 27 The team had not won in four months but then won their first six matches managed by Stein 28 To build upon this initial success Stein signed Willie Cunningham and Tommy McDonald from Leicester City 29 Dunfermline became a powerful force and Stein guided them to their first Scottish Cup victory in 1961 winning 2 0 in a replayed Final against Celtic This success prompted job offers from Newcastle United and Hibernian both of which were rejected by Stein 30 In the 1961 62 season Dunfermline progressed to the quarter final of the 1961 62 European Cup Winners Cup 31 and finished in fourth place in the league 29 Their league position earned a place in the Fairs Cup after a Greek club withdrew 32 Dunfermline defeated Everton in the 1962 63 Fairs Cup and retrieved a four goal deficit against Valencia but then lost in a play off game 33 Towards the end of the 1963 64 season it became apparent that Hibs wanted to replace their manager Walter Galbraith 34 It was reported in the media on 27 February that Stein would leave Dunfermline at the end of the season 34 A fortnight later amid speculation that Stein would move to Hibernian Galbraith left the Edinburgh club 34 On 28 March Dunfermline lost in a Scottish Cup semi final against Rangers 35 It was announced two days later that Stein would leave Dunfermline with immediate effect allowing him to take charge at Hibernian 35 Hibernian Edit Stein was appointed manager of Hibernian in March 1964 Although Hibs had a bigger support base than Dunfermline and had enjoyed success in the 1950s the club was struggling 36 Hibs had narrowly avoided relegation in 1963 and were sitting in 12th place when Stein was appointed 36 The players noticed an immediate difference from previous managers as Stein took an active part in practice sessions 37 Stein built his defence around John McNamee who had been discarded by Celtic and Pat Stanton 38 In midfield he had Pat Quinn and Willie Hamilton who were talented players but had under achieved 38 Hamilton had problems with drinking and gambling but he produced his best performances under Stein s guidance 38 Stein led Hibs to victory in the Summer Cup their first trophy in ten years 39 Neil Martin scored regularly and was capped for Scotland under Stein The 1964 65 league season started with an Edinburgh derby defeat by Hearts but Hibs managed to recover from this setback 40 Stein invited Real Madrid for a friendly game in Edinburgh which Hibernian won 2 0 in front of a crowd of 32 000 further boosting his prestige 41 Wolves asked Stein if he wanted to replace Stan Cullis as their manager 41 Stein then approached Celtic chairman Bob Kelly ostensibly to ask his advice about the offer from Wolves but in the hope that he would be offered the Celtic job instead 41 Kelly first offered Stein the position of assistant manager to Sean Fallon which Stein rejected 42 Kelly then offered Stein the chance to be joint manager with Fallon but this was also rejected by Stein who suggested he would rather go to Wolves if Celtic would not offer full control 42 Billy McNeill believed that Kelly s initial reluctance was due to Stein s religion 42 Kelly eventually agreed to offer Stein full powers over team selection 43 Hibs tried to convince Stein to stay even attempting to persuade his wife Jean but becoming Celtic manager had been his long held ambition 44 While Stein was still Hibs manager he arranged for Celtic to sign Bertie Auld from Birmingham City 43 and allowed Hibs goalkeeper Ronnie Simpson to join Celtic 45 Some people claimed with hindsight that he had deliberately allowed Simpson to join Celtic before moving himself but in fact it was due to a wage dispute 45 It was announced on 31 January that Stein would leave Hibs for Celtic at the end of the 1964 65 season 44 Stein left Hibs in early March after he had arranged for Dundee manager Bob Shankly to take the Hibs job 46 When Stein left Hibs were near the top of the league and in the semi finals of the 1964 65 Scottish Cup 46 Hibs had defeated Rangers in the quarter final in his last game as Hibs manager 46 They failed to win either competition however and Stein later admitted that leaving Hibs at that time was probably my most embarrassing experience in football 46 Stein was statistically the best ever manager of Hibs with a win rate of 62 47 Celtic Edit He returned to Celtic in March 1965 becoming the club s first Protestant manager 44 and the fourth manager in club history 46 Celtic were struggling in the league and continued to have mixed results winning his first game 6 0 at Airdrie but then losing 4 2 to Hibs and 6 2 to Falkirk 48 In the period between the announcement of Stein s move to Celtic and his arrival Celtic had progressed to the semi finals of the 1964 65 Scottish Cup 48 Celtic were drawn against Motherwell who had dangerous forwards such as Joe McBride and Willie Hunter 48 Stein prepared the Celtic players with tactical advice which they had never received before 48 Celtic came from behind twice against Motherwell to force a replay which they won 3 0 49 This set up a final against Dunfermline who had beaten Hibs in the other semi final 49 Celtic again came from behind twice before Billy McNeill scored the winning goal giving Celtic their first Scottish Cup since 1954 50 For the 1965 66 season Stein made one major signing Joe McBride from Motherwell 51 McBride rewarded Stein with 43 goals that season 51 Celtic lost the first Old Firm derby that season 51 but gained revenge by winning the League Cup final against Rangers 52 Celtic reached the semi finals of the UEFA Cup Winners Cup but were beaten 2 1 on aggregate by Liverpool 53 Five minutes before the end of the second leg at Anfield Bobby Lennox appeared to score a goal that would have put Celtic through on the away goals rule but it was controversially disallowed for offside 53 Celtic were involved in a tight Scottish league championship race with Rangers who they also played in the 1966 Scottish Cup Final 54 The final was lost after a replay to a goal by Kai Johansen 54 Stein blamed John Hughes for failing to mark Johansen 54 Celtic won the league championship however for the first time in 12 years 55 Stein was very confident entering the 1966 67 season saying to his players that he believed we could win everything 56 Celtic won the first Old Firm game of the season 2 0 scoring both goals in the first five minutes 56 The team went on a long unbeaten run that was finally ended by a 3 2 defeat by Dundee United on 31 December 57 Stein surprised some observers by signing forward Willie Wallace from Hearts in December when the team was already scoring freely and had strikers Stevie Chalmers and Joe McBride at his disposal 58 As it happened McBride soon afterwards suffered a knee injury that required surgery 58 In the 1966 67 European Cup Celtic progressed through the first two rounds with relatively comfortable wins against Zurich and Nantes 59 Celtic then faced Yugoslav side Vojvodina who Chalmers later described as the best team we played in the whole tournament 59 A miss kick by Tommy Gemmell allowed Vojvodina to score the only goal of the first leg played in Yugoslavia 59 In the return game Celtic drew the aggregate score level with a goal by Chalmers in the 58th minute 60 Stein was agitated during the game frequently glancing at his watch 60 Near the end he remarked to Sean Fallon that it looks like bloody Rotterdam citing where a play off match would have been held if the tie had finished level 60 Instead McNeill headed in a tie winning goal from a corner kick during injury time 60 Celtic then defeated Dukla Prague 3 1 in the first home leg of the semi final with Wallace scoring twice 60 In the return game Celtic sustained heavy pressure but held out for a goalless draw 61 It became a common belief that Stein had abandoned his attacking principles for that game but Bobby Lennox McNeill and Chalmers all later said that Stein had not set out defensive tactics beforehand 61 Four days after the second leg against Dukla Celtic defeated Aberdeen 2 0 in the 1967 Scottish Cup Final 62 Celtic were involved in a close race with Rangers for the Scottish league championship decided by an Old Firm game at Ibrox on the final day of the league season 62 Celtic needed a point to clinch the championship 62 Archie Macpherson wrote in his biography of Stein that it was one of the best Old Firm games he had seen as both sides played without a fear of losing Rangers needed the victory to win the championship while Stein believed Celtic s best chances lay in attacking their opponents 63 Rangers took the lead in the 40th minute but Celtic equalised within a minute thanks to a scrambled effort by Jimmy Johnstone 63 Celtic went 2 1 ahead with 15 minutes remaining when Johnstone beat some opponents then fired a left footed shot high into the net 63 Roger Hynd scored an equalising goal for Rangers but the match finished in a 2 2 draw and Celtic won the championship 64 With the 3 1 aggregate victory against Dukla Celtic progressed to the 1967 European Cup Final 62 The other finalists were Italian giants Inter Milan prior winners of the competition Despite initially falling behind to an Inter penalty his team triumphed 2 1 winning much admiration for the positive attacking quality of their football In winning club football s most prestigious trophy Stein became the first man not only to guide a Scottish club to champions of Europe but also the first to achieve this honour with a British club Furthermore he became the first manager to win the European Treble and remains the only manager to win the fabled Quadruple thanks to his side s earlier League Cup triumph over Rangers 65 66 All of this was achieved with a team all born within 30 miles of Glasgow Shortly after the European Cup Final Bill Shankly famously told Stein John you re immortal now 67 The following season Celtic won the League and League Cup for the third season in a row In 1969 they won another domestic treble their second in three years In 1970 Stein led Celtic to a League and League Cup double they also finished runners up in the Scottish Cup He also guided them to their second European Cup Final knocking out Benfica and Leeds United en route but they lost to Dutch side Feyenoord in Milan 68 Around this time Manchester United made efforts to persuade Stein to join them as manager 69 Stein declined their advances a decision he later told Alex Ferguson that he regretted 70 He was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire CBE in 1970 Stein would have been knighted instead if not for an infamous Intercontinental Cup final match against Racing Club where four Celtic players were sent off 71 72 The 1970s brought continued success on the domestic front During this time Stein s Celtic completed a record of nine consecutive Scottish league championships equalling a world record held at the time by MTK Budapest and CSKA Sofia 73 This sustained success became routine to the extent that attendance figures fell during the later part of the run with the decline at Celtic being above the league average 74 This prompted the Scottish Football League to consider league reconstruction which was enacted in 1975 75 Stein was badly injured in a car crash in 1975 he nearly died but eventually recovered Sean Fallon assumed control as manager for most of the 1975 76 season Stein returned to his position at the start of the 1976 77 season Davie McParland joined Celtic at this time replacing Sean Fallon as assistant manager and working under Stein 76 McParland took charge of the tracksuit aspects of coaching at Celtic while Stein watched from the touchline still not fully recovered from the serious car smash he was involved in the year before 76 Stein signed Hibernian s long serving captain defender Pat Stanton 77 Later on in the season Stein signed attacking midfielder Alfie Conn from Tottenham Hotspur It was a transfer that surprised many given Conn had played for Rangers in the early 70s winning the European Cup Winners Cup for them in 1972 and scoring in a 3 2 win over Celtic in the 1973 Scottish Cup Final 78 Conn became the first footballer post World War II to play for both Rangers and Celtic 79 Celtic helped considerably by Stanton s organisation of the defence 80 went on to win their tenth league and cup double Celtic finished nine points ahead of Rangers in the league and beat them 1 0 in the cup final courtesy of an Andy Lynch penalty Celtic struggled in the 1977 78 season and Stein was persuaded to stand down He was allowed to nominate his successor Billy McNeill and Stein thought an agreement was in place for him to join the Celtic board of directors 81 Celtic instead offered a management position in their pools company 81 82 which Stein rejected as he believed he still had something to offer football 83 A testimonial match for Stein was played against Liverpool at Celtic Park on 14 August 1978 83 After the game the Liverpool manager Bob Paisley encouraged Stein who was three years younger than Paisley to stay in football 83 There was also the example of Bill Shankly who had experienced an unhappy retirement since leaving Liverpool in 1974 83 Leeds United Edit In August 1978 Stein was appointed manager of Leeds United 84 The players at Leeds received the news well but were concerned that Stein had never shown any previous interest in managing in England 84 Early results were mixed although the Leeds chairman Manny Cussins detected some improvement from the previous few seasons when Leeds had slipped from their dominant position in English football 84 Attendances at Elland Road were low and Stein apparently missed the pressure of big games against foreign opposition 84 Ally MacLeod had just resigned as Scotland manager having clung to office for only one match after their failure at the 1978 World Cup 84 The day after MacLeod s departure journalist Jim Reynolds had written in The Glasgow Herald in relation to Scotland s search for a new manager that The ideal choice would of course have been Jock Stein but the SFA are five weeks too late adding that it was most unlikely that he could be tempted to take the Scotland job until he has given it a real go at Elland Road 85 However the next day Reynolds wrote in the same newspaper that Stein was a front runner for the job and reported that former Scotland boss Willie Ormond considered him to be the obvious choice if he would be prepared to take the job Stein was quoted as saying There is little I can say about the situation If Scotland want me they must approach the club first However the report ended by quoting Manny Cussins as stating he was certain Jock Stein is happy at Leeds and will not leave to take the Scottish job He also indicated that if players could be worth 400 000 Jock Stein must be worth four million pounds 86 Stein advised commentator Archie Macpherson to make it publicly known that he would be interested in taking the job 84 87 Cussins who had sacked Brian Clough after just 44 days in charge of Leeds in 1974 refused permission for the Scottish Football Association to speak to Stein 84 Cussins could not convince Stein to stay however and he resigned to accept the position of Scotland manager 84 Stein had been manager of Leeds for just 44 days like Clough although his tenure and departure had no bitterness or rancour 84 Scotland Edit Stein was first appointed manager of Scotland on a part time basis in the spring of 1965 taking charge of their attempt to qualify for the 1966 World Cup 18 Scotland achieved good results in their first two qualifiers a draw against Poland and a win against Finland 88 Stein was criticised by the Scottish press after the team conceded two late goals and lost 2 1 at home to Poland 89 but they managed to beat Italy 1 0 at Hampden Park through a last minute goal by John Greig to raise some hope of qualification 90 Scotland suffered from several players withdrawing from the return match against Italy due to injury 91 Stein by instinct an attacking coach set his team up defensively 91 A 3 0 defeat meant that they failed to qualify from UEFA Group 8 91 Stein relinquished the Scotland job after this defeat to concentrate on his full time role with Celtic After Willie Ormond resigned as manager of Scotland in May 1977 Stein was approached about replacing him but confirmed that he intended to remain at Celtic Amid overwhelming optimism incited by incumbent manager Ally MacLeod that Scotland would achieve great success at the 1978 FIFA World Cup Stein was one of the few to caution against this something he would be proven right in as Scotland subsequently failed to qualify from the group stage 92 Stein was appointed Scotland manager on a full time basis on 5 October 1978 which was his 56th birthday 93 65 872 attended his first game in charge a 3 2 win against Norway at Hampden despite the bus services in Glasgow being on strike 94 Stein had picked a team with only players based in England but he felt that he could bring through more home based players 94 He also believed that Scotland had tended to play with too much emotion and naivety which he wanted to replace with an emphasis on retaining possession of the football 94 Two defeats to Belgium meant that Scotland failed to qualify for the 1980 European Championship 95 This was followed by losses to Northern Ireland and England in the 1980 British Home Championship which led to some criticism in the media 95 The Scots form improved in their successful qualifying campaign for the 1982 FIFA World Cup finishing top of their group and only losing once 96 Scotland travelled to Spain in the summer of 1982 in what would be the only occasion Stein would manage a side at the finals of major international tournament 97 Scotland swept into a 3 0 lead in their first group game against New Zealand but then careless defending saw the Kiwis stage a comeback scoring twice Scotland added a further two goals near the end to restore their three goal advantage but concern was raised at the potential repercussions of the two New Zealand goals should goal difference become a factor 97 Brazil were the next opponents and Stein make a number of changes to his side Danny McGrain and Kenny Dalglish were surprise omissions while David Narey Willie Miller and Steve Archibald came into the side Graeme Souness took over the captaincy in McGrain s absence 98 Narey gave Scotland a shock lead when he opened the scoring with a powerful right foot strike Zico equalised just before half time from a free kick and then Brazil took control in the second half scoring three times to send Scotland crashing to a 4 1 defeat 99 The final group game paired Scotland against the Soviet Union The teams were level on two points each but the Soviets had a better goal difference and this meant Scotland had to win Joe Jordan came into the team for his first appearance at the 1982 World Cup and he gave Scotland the lead in the first half but the Soviets rallied and scored twice in the second half The second goal was particularly galling for the Scots and came as a result of defenders Alan Hansen and Willie Miller colliding with one another allowing Ramaz Shengelia a clear run in at goal to score Souness netted a late equaliser for Scotland but the game finished 2 2 and Scotland went out on goal difference 100 Stein commented after the final match I am very disappointed we have not qualified If we had played the way we did in any other section we would have gone through adding We have proved we can compete at this level if not win Tonight I think we have done Scotland proud both on and off the field 101 Under Stein Scotland began their qualifying campaign for the 1986 World Cup with a 3 0 win over Iceland at Hampden Park in October 1984 Paul McStay scored twice in the first half and came close to getting a hat trick when he struck the crossbar in the second half Charlie Nicholas scored Scotland s third goal 102 Stein observed that Scotland won with style and singled out winger Davie Cooper along with McStay for the flair they both displayed 103 The Scots turned in an even better showing in their next tie a 3 1 home win over Spain 104 Two first half headed goals from Mo Johnston gave Scotland a 2 0 lead at half time Spain pulled a goal back in the second half but with 18 minutes remaining Kenny Dalglish dribbled past three Spanish defenders before striking a powerful shot high into the net for Scotland s third It was Dalglish s 30th international goal equalling the national team record held by Denis Law 104 and it would also be Dalglish s last Stein described the win over Spain as the most satisfying since I became Scotland manager adding that we scored three goals against a quality team that came to defend 105 Spanish manager Miguel Munoz praised the Scots performance describing them as tremendous 105 Performances and results were more mixed in the later qualifying ties losing the return match in Spain going down to a 1 0 defeat against Wales in Glasgow and scraping a narrow 1 0 win over Iceland in Reykjavik 106 Scotland went into their last qualifying tie away to Wales needing at least a draw to secure a play off spot Assistant and Colts manager Edit The Scottish International Committee made the surprise announcement of Stein in a dual role as Scotland under 23 team manager also known as the Colts and assistant to the Scotland national team on 17 February 1975 Both roles were assigned on a temporary basis 107 His appointment was made to take the strain off manager Willie Ormond 108 Stein accompanied Ormond for the Wales under 23s match on 25 February but only to observe Aberdeen manager Jimmy Bonthrone and Rangers assistant Willie Thornton were also in attendance 109 Stein did not officially inherit the Colts job from Ormond until April 110 Stein started as Colts manager with wins over Sweden under 23s in a friendly 111 and Leeds United in a challenge match 112 He then took charge of his only competitive match in charge It was a UEFA under 23 Championship qualifier away at the Romania under 23s Goals from Willie Pettigrew and Willie Young meant the team opened the campaign with a 2 1 win 113 Despite a three match winning streak 114 Stein relinquished both roles soon after as he was hospitalised as the result of a car crash 115 As national team boss Stein was also responsible for the Scottish League XI side He took charge of three matches between 1978 and 1980 116 which included the last inter league match involving the Scottish League XI 117 The result was a 4 2 defeat of the Irish League XI at Windsor Park 117 Death EditSee also 1985 Wales v Scotland football match Ninian Park where Stein died while managing the Scottish national team on 10 September 1985On 10 September 1985 Scotland played Wales at Ninian Park Cardiff in a 1986 World Cup qualification match Wales had been leading 1 0 by a Mark Hughes goal before Scotland were awarded a penalty with 9 minutes left Davie Cooper scored to make the score 1 1 the resulting draw secured a qualification play off against Australia Stein who had been in poor health and under intense pressure suffered a fatal pulmonary edema fluid build up in the lungs at the end of the game he had stopped taking prescribed medication for heart disease so his match preparations would not be disrupted by the side effects 118 119 and died shortly afterwards in the stadium s medical room he was 62 years old 120 Due to the circumstances the cause of death has frequently been reported as a heart attack Stein was cremated at Linn Crematorium in Glasgow at a private ceremony at which many past and present football figures were in attendance His death had a profound effect on his assistant and Aberdeen manager Alex Ferguson who regarded Stein as a mentor and was horrified by his sudden death 121 Ferguson was appointed interim manager and led the Scotland team to the 1986 World Cup but they failed to progress beyond the group stage and Andy Roxburgh was appointed as Stein s permanent successor Tributes and legacy Edit Bronze statue of Stein outside Celtic ParkJock Stein is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential managers in the history of British football In contrast to his predecessors he was actively involved in his players training a tracksuit manager And whereas training had previously consisted of mainly running around the track he introduced practising with the ball into training He is considered a football visionary in particular for his time at Celtic where he transformed a side lacking direction and having gone almost eight years without a trophy into the best team in Europe all whilst playing entertaining adventurous football Prior to that he had led Dunfermline Athletic to their first ever Scottish Cup Final win Furthermore his man management style and grasp of the psychological side of the game was years ahead of its time 122 123 124 125 126 Stein was hugely respected by his peers and a massive influence on the next generation of managers who would follow in his footsteps such as those who played under him like Billy McNeill Kenny Dalglish Graeme Souness Alex McLeish Gordon Strachan and those who worked under him as coaches like Jim McLean Walter Smith Craig Brown and in particular Alex Ferguson 126 Since his death Stein has been inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame and the Scottish Football Hall of Fame When Celtic Park was rebuilt in the 1990s the traditional Celtic fans end of the stadium was named the Jock Stein Stand In 2002 Stein was voted the greatest ever Celtic manager by the club s fans and he was voted the greatest Scottish football manager in a 2003 poll by the Sunday Herald newspaper 127 A bust of Stein was presented to Celtic by a supporters group and now sits in the foyer of the stadium On 5 March 2011 a greater than lifesize bronze statue of Stein by the sculptor John McKenna was unveiled outside Celtic Park The statue depicts Stein holding the European Cup 128 Celtic chairman John Reid said Jock will undoubtedly be remembered as one of world football s greatest ever managers a man of immense stature and someone who gave so much to Celtic Scotland and the game of football in general Personal life EditHe married Jeanie McAuley in 1946 and they were together until his death 39 years later 129 They had a son George 130 and daughter Ray 131 Ray died of cancer on 9 September 2006 aged 59 131 and was outlived by her mother who died on 2 August 2007 at the age of 80 132 George was living in Switzerland by the time of his father s death 120 Managerial statistics EditTeam Country From To RecordP W D L Win Dunfermline Athletic 133 Scotland March 1960 March 1964 192 93 37 62 0 48 44Hibernian 134 Scotland March 1964 March 1965 50 31 8 11 0 62 00Scotland 135 Scotland May 1965 December 1965 7 3 1 3 0 42 86Celtic 136 Scotland March 1965 August 1978 743 516 119 108 0 69 45Leeds United 137 England August 1978 October 1978 10 4 3 3 0 40 00Scotland 135 Scotland October 1978 September 1985 61 26 12 23 0 42 62Total 1 063 673 180 210 0 63 31Honours Edit Honours won by Jock Stein Celtic FC on his statue Player Edit Albion Rovers Scottish B Division promotion 1947 48 138 Lanarkshire Cup 1948 49 139 Celtic Coronation Cup 1953 18 140 Scottish league championship 1953 54 18 141 Scottish Cup 1953 54 18 142 Glasgow Cup 1955 56 143 144 Glasgow Charity Cup 1952 53 145 Manager Edit Dunfermline Athletic Scottish Cup 1960 61 142 Fife Cup 3 1959 60 1960 61 1962 63 146 Penman Cup 1959 60 146 Hibernian Summer Cup 1963 64 147 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 77 142 Scottish League Cup 6 1965 66 1966 67 1967 68 1968 69 1969 70 1974 75 148 Drybrough Cup 1974 149 Glasgow Cup 5 1964 65 1966 67 1967 68 1969 70 1974 75 150 Scotland Rous Cup 1985Individual Edit British Manager of the Year 1967 151 Scottish Football Personality of the Year 1976 77 152 Inaugural Inductee to the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame 2002 153 Inaugural Inductee to the Scottish Football Hall of Fame 2004 154 Inaugural Inductee to the Dunfermline Athletic Hall of Fame 2004 155 Sunday Herald Greatest Scottish Manager of All Time 2003 156 ESPN 17th Greatest Manager of All Time 2013 157 World Soccer 29th Greatest Manager of All Time 2013 158 159 France Football 34th Greatest Manager of All Time 2019 160 References Edit Jock Stein Londonhearts com London Hearts Supporters Club Retrieved 17 December 2011 a b c d e MacPherson 2007 p 326 a b MacPherson 2007 p 23 MacPherson 2007 p 34 MacPherson 2007 p 35 a b MacPherson 2007 p 37 Gracie Steve 2008 A Passion for Survival Dundee Arabest Publishing p 158 ISBN 978 0 9558341 0 3 Brown John 10 July 2006 BRADY S FOUR BOUTS WITH LYNCH Evening Telegraph DC Thomson Archived from the original on 7 June 2011 Retrieved 31 May 2012 My source told me that Jock Stein turned out for Dundee United on Saturday April 17 1943 in a 4 3 win over Raith Rovers at Tannadice The Sporting Post from that date confirms this information Indeed a paragraph from the SP that day which covered the game stated Johnny Stein of Albion Rovers who assisted Dundee United in their cup tie had a busy day watching Joe Payne a b MacPherson 2007 pp 40 41 MacPherson 2007 p 43 Scots soccer hero s strong Welsh link Wales Online 18 September 2001 Retrieved 10 May 2018 MacPherson 2007 p 44 MacPherson 2007 p 46 a b c MacPherson 2007 p 47 a b MacPherson 2007 p 48 MacPherson 2007 p 49 MacPherson 2007 p 61 a b c d e f g Remembering Jock Stein BBC Sport 8 September 2005 Retrieved 25 April 2021 a b MacPherson 2007 p 69 a b MacPherson 2007 p 70 a b Crampsey 1990 p 253 MacPherson 2007 p 71 a b MacPherson 2007 p 76 a b c d MacPherson 2007 p 77 a b MacPherson 2007 p 78 MacPherson 2007 p 79 a b MacPherson 2007 p 81 MacPherson 2007 p 82 a b MacPherson 2007 p 83 MacPherson 2007 pp 89 90 MacPherson 2007 p 91 MacPherson 2007 p 92 MacPherson 2007 pp 94 96 a b c MacPherson 2007 p 97 a b MacPherson 2007 p 98 a b MacPherson 2007 p 99 MacPherson 2007 p 100 a b c MacPherson 2007 p 101 MacPherson 2007 p 103 MacPherson 2007 p 106 a b c MacPherson 2007 p 107 a b 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in the Picture Alfie Conn The Celtic Underground Retrieved 31 January 2015 Alife Conn Tottenham Hotspur F C Sporting Heroes Retrieved 31 January 2015 The Bhoy in the Picture Pat Stanton The Celtic Underground Retrieved 31 January 2015 a b MacPherson 2007 pp 285 287 Jock Stein dies 1985 A Sporting Nation BBC November 2005 Retrieved 28 May 2012 a b c d MacPherson 2007 p 289 a b c d e f g h i English Tom 28 March 2009 Stein s damned united The Scotsman Johnston Press Retrieved 5 June 2012 Reynolds Jim 27 September 1978 Foreign boss for Scotland The Glasgow Herald p 24 Retrieved 28 May 2021 Reynolds Jim 28 September 1978 Scotland s search for a superman to take over from Ally The big names pick their fancies The Glasgow Herald p 1 Retrieved 28 May 2021 MacPherson 2007 p 292 MacPherson 2007 p 137 MacPherson 2007 p 138 MacPherson 2007 p 139 a b c MacPherson 2007 p 140 Murray Scott 18 March 2014 World Cup stunning moments Scotland s 1978 rollercoaster Scott Murray The Guardian Retrieved 22 March 2018 MacPherson 2007 p 293 a b c MacPherson 2007 p 297 a b MacPherson 2007 p 299 World Cup 1982 Europe Group 6 All World Cup Retrieved 29 February 2016 a b Scotland in 1982 Crash bang goal difference The Scottish Football Blog Retrieved 29 February 2016 Davidson Alan 18 June 1982 Stein shock squad Evening Times Retrieved 29 February 2016 Reynolds Jim 19 June 1982 Scots bravery is not enough The Glasgow Herald Retrieved 29 February 2016 Reynolds Jim 23 June 1982 The old story as Scotland s dream ends The Glasgow Herald Retrieved 29 February 2016 Paul Ian 23 June 1982 Penalty decision denied us Stein The Glasgow Herald Retrieved 29 February 2016 Reynolds Jim 18 October 1984 Stein plans perfect send off The Glasgow Herald p 30 Retrieved 29 February 2016 Striding ahead with confidence The Glasgow Herald 19 October 1984 p 26 Retrieved 29 February 2016 a b Reynolds Jim 15 November 1984 Cool Scots overwhelm cynical Spanairds The Glasgow Herald p 22 Retrieved 29 February 2016 a b Paul Ian 15 November 1984 Dalglish equals Law s record but he almost missed game The Glasgow Herald p 22 Retrieved 29 February 2016 World Cup 1986 Europe Group 7 All World Cup Retrieved 29 February 2016 Jock to help out Willie Ormond Evening Express 17 February 1975 Retrieved 18 May 2022 via British Newspaper Archive SFA needs itself a new broom Evening Express 3 June 1975 Retrieved 18 May 2022 via British Newspaper Archive Dons pair will play against Wales Press and Journal 25 February 1975 Retrieved 18 May 2022 via British Newspaper Archive Stein in Swansea but not his show Belfast Telegraph 25 February 1975 Retrieved 18 May 2022 via British Newspaper Archive Both Keepers WILL Play Press and Journal 16 April 1975 Retrieved 18 May 2022 via British Newspaper Archive Tommy Craig is two goal hero Press and Journal 17 April 1975 Retrieved 18 May 2022 via British Newspaper Archive Jock Stein s Under 23 party get ready Press and Journal 17 May 1975 Retrieved 18 May 2022 via British Newspaper Archive SCOTLAND UNDER 23 3 LEEDS UTD 2 Press and Journal 20 May 1975 Retrieved 18 May 2022 via British Newspaper Archive Stein s moves pay dividends in Under 23 success Press and Journal 2 June 1975 Retrieved 18 May 2022 via British Newspaper Archive Dons star boost cap hopes Evening Express 2 June 1975 Retrieved 18 May 2022 via British Newspaper Archive Clark may regain place in Scots team Evening Express 16 August 1975 Retrieved 18 May 2022 via British Newspaper Archive LEAGUE POOL Evening Express 24 October 1978 Retrieved 18 May 2022 via British Newspaper Archive TOP TWO IN LEAGUE LINK Belfast Telegraph 13 March 1980 Retrieved 30 May 2022 via British Newspaper Archive IRISH LEAGUE TO TRIUMPH Belfast Telegraph 18 March 1980 Retrieved 30 May 2022 via British Newspaper Archive a b Scottish Football League XI Complete Record London Hearts Supporters Club Retrieved 30 May 2022 McLeod Keith 10 September 2010 The night Big Jock Stein died Scotland players staff and fans remember the tragedy 25 years on Daily Record Retrieved 28 December 2020 Achieving Immortality Jock Stein Helenio Herrera and the 1967 European Cup Final Eric McCoy In Bed With Maradona 15 April 2018 a b McCallum Andrew Reynolds Jim 11 September 1985 Manager Stein dies at match The Herald Herald amp Times Group Retrieved 21 April 2012 Holt pp 221 225 Campbell Tom Woods Pat 1987 The Glory amp The Dream Grafton Books pp 291 292 ISBN 0 586 20005 3 Brewin John Greatest Managers No 17 Jock Stein ESPN FC Retrieved 5 March 2022 Cuddihy Paul 6 June 2014 Ronny Deila is Celtic s No 17 Celtic F C Retrieved 15 September 2015 Gibbons Glenn 11 May 2013 Ferguson says Stein was the greatest The Scotsman Retrieved 8 October 2013 a b Grahame Ewing 9 October 2012 Pat Nevin argues that Jock Stein is the most influential manager of all The Telegraph Archived from the original on 26 September 2015 Retrieved 22 January 2014 Grant Michael 24 August 2003 Scotland s Greatest Manager Sunday Herald Find Articles Archived from 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Times 5 August 1973 via The Celtic Wiki Celtic Retain The Glasgow Cup Queen s Park Outclassed 12 May 1965 Thistle No Match For Celtic In Glasgow Cup Final 8 November 1966 Celtic run riot in first half 18 April 1968 Youthful Celtic win back Glasgow Cup from Rangers 11 August 1970 Old Firm turn on a final classic Glasgow Herald 12 May 1975 via The Celtic Wiki Jock Stein League Manager s Association Retrieved 24 April 2021 Jock Stein wins Soccer Personality Award Evening Express 7 June 1977 Retrieved 7 May 2022 via British Newspaper Archive Jock Stein Scottish Sports Hall of Fame Retrieved 25 April 2021 Jock Stein Scottish Football Hall of Fame Retrieved 25 April 2021 First Hall of Fame November 2004 DAFC Retrieved 25 April 2021 Famous Scots Jock Stein FGS Retrieved 24 April 2021 Greatest Managers No 17 Jock Stein Jamie Rainbow 4 July 2013 The Greatest Manager of all time World Soccer Jamie Rainbow 2 July 2013 The Greatest XI how the panel voted World Soccer Archived from the original on 1 January 2015 Retrieved 28 December 2019 Top 50 des coaches de l historie France Football 19 March 2019 Retrieved 19 March 2019 SourcesCrampsey Bob 1990 The First 100 Years Scottish Football League ISBN 0 9516433 0 4 Holt Oliver If You re Second You Are Nothing Ferguson and Shankly Pan Books 2007 MacPherson Archie 2007 Jock Stein The Definitive Biography Highdown ISBN 978 1 905156 37 5 External links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Jock Stein Wikiquote has quotations related to Jock Stein Full Managerial Stats for Leeds United from WAFLL Jock Stein at Post War English amp Scottish Football League A Z Player s Database Jock Stein at the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jock Stein amp oldid 1172095947, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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