Researching Dave Kevan
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 255 people with the Kevan surname? In that year Kevan was ranked number 3324 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dave means "form of DAVID - beloved" and is of English origin.
Records of Dave Kevan on Ancestry
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| Did you know that there are currently 381 people with the Kevan surname in the UK? Kevan is now ranked number 3682 for popularity in the UK. |
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Dave Kevan
David John Kevan (born 31 August 1968) is a Scottish football coach and former player who is now Carl Dickinson's assistant manager at North West Counties Premier Division club Hanley Town.
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 and Port Vale. 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.
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