Derek Kevan

Personal information
Derek Kevan
Full name	Derek Tennyson Kevan
Date of birth	6 March 1935
Place of birth	Ripon, England
Playing position	Centre-forward
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1952–1953 1953–1963 1963 1963–1965 1965–1966 1966 1966–1967 1967–1968 1968–1969 1969	Bradford Park Avenue West Bromwich Albion Chelsea Manchester City Crystal Palace Peterborough United Luton Town Stockport County Macclesfield Town Stourbridge	015 00(8) 262 (157) 007 00(1) 067 0(48) 021 00(5) 017 00(2) 011 00(4) 040 0(10)
National team
1957–1961	England	014 00(8)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Derek Tennyson Kevan (born 6 March 1935, Ripon) is an English former footballer. He played for West Bromwich Albion as an attacker. He earned 14 caps for the England national football team, scoring a total of eight goals, including two in the 1958 FIFA World Cup. During his Albion career, he earned the nickname "The Tank".^[1] In 1961–1962 he was joint leading scorer in Division One – alongside Ray Crawford of Ipswich Town – with 33 goals.^[2]

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Awards
Preceded by Jimmy Greaves	First Division top scorer 1961–62 (with Ray Crawford)	Succeeded by Jimmy Greaves

v • d • e England squad - 1958 FIFA World Cup

1 McDonald • 2 Howe • 3 Banks • 4 Clamp • 5 Wright • 6 Slater • 7 Douglas • 8 Robson • 9 Kevan • 10 Haynes • 11 Finney • 12 Hopkinson • 13 Hodgkinson • 14 Sillett • 15 Clayton • 16 Norman • 17 Brabrook • 18 Broadbent • 19 Smith • 20 Charlton • 21 A'Court • 22 Setters • Coach: Winterbottom

v • d • e England squad - 1962 FIFA World Cup

1 Springett • 2 Armfield • 3 Wilson • 4 Robson • 5 Swan • 6 Flowers • 7 Connelly • 8 Greaves • 9 Hitchens • 10 Haynes • 11 Charlton • 12 Hodgkinson • 13 Kevan • 14 Anderson • 15 Norman • 16 Moore • 17 Douglas • 18 Hunt • 19 Peacock • 20 Eastham • 21 Howe • 22 Banks • Coach: Winterbottom