Birth of John Jock Stein
Birth of John "Jock" Stein
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John "Jock" Stein Biography and Timeline
Follow John "Jock" Stein through 23 dated historical records for Great Britain.
John "Jock" Stein, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1922–1985Years on this page
1922
1953
Coronation
Captains Celtic to Coronation Cup success when they unexpectedly beat Arsenal 1-0, Manchester United 2-1 and Hibernian 1-0 to become unofficial champions of Britain
1954
League Championship
Captains Celtic to their first League championship since 1938
1960
Manager
Accepts the job of manager at Dunfermline, after only 6 weeks in charge, Stein leads them clear of relegation
1961
Scottish Cup
Builds Dunfermline into a powerful force and guides them to their first Scottish Cup, via a 2-0 replay victory over Celtic
1964
Manager
Appointed Manager of Hibernian
1965
Scottish Cup
Following a barren period of 8 years without a trophy for Celtic, just six weeks after becoming manager, leads Celtic to Scottish Cup success in a 3-2 victory over his old club Dunfermline
1966
League Championship
Celtic are crowned Scottish champions for the first time since 1954
Scottish Cup
Manages Celtic to a domestic treble for the first time in the clubs history, winning the Scottish League Cup, the League Championship and the Scottish Cup
Treble
Manages Celtic to a domestic treble for the first time in the clubs history, winning the Scottish League Cup, the League Championship and the Scottish Cup
1967
European Cup
He described it as "pure, beautiful, inventive football.."
European Cup
John "Jock" Stein guides Celtic to victory in the final of the European Cup against previous champions and Italian giants Inter Milan.
European Cup
John Stein won with a team whose players were all born within 30 miles of Glasgow.
European Cup
Shankly famously tells Stein "John, youre immortal now."
European Cup
Stein becomes 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.
European Cup
Stein said, "We did it by playing football.."
1969
League Championship
Celtic win another domestic treble, their second in three years
Treble
Celtic win another domestic treble, their second in three years
1970
CBE
Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
League Championship
Stein leads Celtic to a League and League Cup double; they also finish runners-up in the Scottish Cup
1978
Leeds United AFC
Appointed manager of Leeds United but, after just 45 days in charge at Elland Road, Stein resigns, accepting the position of Scotland manager
Manager
Appointed manager of Leeds United but, after just 45 days in charge at Elland Road, Stein resigns, accepting the position of Scotland manager
1985
Death of John Jock Stein
Death of John "Jock" Stein, suffers a heart attack at the end of the 1-1 draw with Wales at Ninian Park
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.