Derek Kevan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Derek Tennyson Kevan | ||
| Date of birth | 6 March 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Ripon, England | ||
| Date of death | 4 January 2013 (aged 77) | ||
| Place of death | Birmingham, England | ||
| Playing position | Centre forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1952–1953 | Bradford Park Avenue | 15 | (8) |
| 1953–1963 | West Bromwich Albion | 262 | (157) |
| 1963 | Chelsea | 7 | (1) |
| 1963–1965 | Manchester City | 67 | (48) |
| 1965–1966 | Crystal Palace | 21 | (5) |
| 1966 | Peterborough United | 17 | (2) |
| 1966–1967 | Luton Town | 11 | (4) |
| 1967–1968 | 40 | (10) | |
| 1968 | Macclesfield Town | 4 | (4) |
| 1968 | Boston United | 2 | (0) |
| 1968–1969 | Stourbridge | ||
| 1969–1970 | Ansells | ||
| National team | |||
| 1957–1961 | England | 14 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Derek Tennyson Kevan (6 March 1935 – 4 January 2013) was an English footballer. He spent the majority of his club career playing as a centre-forward for West Bromwich Albion, where he earned the nickname "The Tank". In 1961–62 he was joint leading scorer in Division One – alongside Ray Crawford of Ipswich Town – with 33 goals. He also won 14 caps for the England national football team, scoring a total of eight goals, including two in the 1958 FIFA World Cup Finals.
Kevan was born in Ripon. His father Albert, formerly an officer in the Royal Marines, worked as a pipe-layer. Kevan started his career in his native Yorkshire with Bradford Park Avenue. Kevan was the first signing made by the former Tottenham Hotspur full-back Vic Buckingham after he had taken over from Jesse Carver as manager of West Bromwich Albion in February 1953. Signed for £2,000, Kevan completed his National Service in the Army before establishing himself full-time at The Hawthorns.
Coached by the former Baggies' former striker W.G. Richardson, Kevan had to wait until August 1955 to make his West Bromwich Albion League debut, a 2–0 home win over Everton in which he scored twice after being selected in place of the injured Ronnie Allen. He became a regular in the first team during the 1956–57 season, and his committed and powerful style of play earned him the nickname "The Tank" from the Albion supporters.
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