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Davie Sneddon
MBE
Personal information
Full name David Sneddon
Date of birth (1936-04-24)24 April 1936
Place of birth Kilwinning, Scotland
Date of death 24 December 2020(2020-12-24) (aged 84)
Playing position Inside forward
Youth career
Kilwinning Rangers
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1954–1959 Dundee 60 (13)
1959–1962 Preston North End 91 (17)
1962–1967 Kilmarnock 113 (16)
1967–1971 Raith Rovers 91 (9)
Hurlford United
Total 355 (55)
National team
1958 Scotland U23 1 (0)
Teams managed
1977–1981 Kilmarnock
1982–1985 Stranraer
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

David Sneddon MBE (24 April 1936 – 24 December 2020) was a Scottish football player and manager. His career is notable for managing Kilmarnock to their 1979 Tennent Caledonian Cup victory and also being part of the 1964–65 Scottish First Division winning Kilmarnock side. Sneddon was capped once by the Scotland national under-23 football team.

He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2014 Birthday Honours "for services to Kilmarnock Football Club and the community in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire." Sneddon died on 24 December 2020 at the age of 84.

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