David Sneddon MBE (24 April 1936 – 24 December 2020) was a Scottish football player and

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. 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

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. He was appointed a

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(MBE) in the

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"for services to Kilmarnock Football Club and the community in Kilmarnock, Ayrshire." Sneddon died on 24 December 2020 at the age of 84.Sadness as Kilmarnock league winning legend David Sneddon MBE dies
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