Dave Kevan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | David John Kevan | ||
| Date of birth | 31 August 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Wigtown, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1985 | Notts County | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1989 | Notts County | 89 | (3) |
| 1989 | → Cardiff City (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 1989–1994 | Stoke City | 81 | (2) |
| 1990 | → Maidstone United (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 1994 | Bournemouth | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 181 | (5) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2002 | Stoke City (caretaker) | ||
| 2009 | Notts County (caretaker) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Notts County (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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David John "Dave" Kevan (born 31 August 1968) is a former Scottish footballer. He is also a former professional player who played as a midfielder for Notts County, Cardiff City, Stoke City, Maidstone United, Bournemouth.
Kevan was born in Wigtown and began his career with English Third Division club Notts County. He made his debut for the Magpies against Gillingham in February 1986 and forced his way into the first team in 1986–87 season making 38 appearances. He played in 40 games in 1987–88 as Notts missed out on promotion by a single point. He played 24 times in 1988–89 but lost his place in 1989–90 and spent a month on loan at Cardiff City, making seven appearances.
In February 1990 Kevan joined Stoke City under the management of Alan Ball. His debut for Stoke was in the Potteries derby against Port Vale in a 0–0 draw. Stoke were relegated to the Third Division at the end of the season and Kevan found himself out of the team in 1990–91 making eight appearances and spent time out on loan at Maidstone United. New manager Lou Macari moved Kevan into defence in 1991–92 and he played in 57 matches including in the 1992 Football League Trophy Final. He made 16 appearances in 1992–93 as Stoke won promotion back to the second tier. Kevan then ended his career at Bournemouth making a single appearance before returning to the Victoria Ground to become a coach.
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