Danny McLennan
Daniel Morrison McLennan (5 May 1925 – 11 May 2004) was a Scottish football player and coach. As a player, he was a Scottish League Cup winner with East Fife. His extensive coaching career took him all around the world and spanned a period of forty years, during which he managed ten national teams: the Philippines, Mauritius, Rhodesia, Iran, Bahrain, Iraq, Malawi, Jordan, Fiji and Libya.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Daniel Morrison McLennan | ||
Date of birth | 5 May 1925 | ||
Place of birth | Stirling, Scotland | ||
Date of death | 11 May 2004 79) | (aged||
Place of death | Crail, Fife, Scotland | ||
Playing position(s) | Inside forward, wing half | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
– | Rangers | ||
1946 | Stirling Albion | ||
1946–1947 | Falkirk | 6 | (0) |
1947–1957 | East Fife[1] | 175 | (16) |
1957 | Dundee | 0 | (0) |
1957–1959 | Berwick Rangers | 25 | (4) |
Teams managed | |||
1957–1960 | Berwick Rangers | ||
1960–1961 | Stirling Albion | ||
1962 | Worcester City | ||
1963 | Philippines | ||
1963–1964 | Mauritius | ||
1965–1969 | Rhodesia | ||
1973–1974 | Iran | ||
1974–1975 | Bahrain | ||
1975–1976 | Iraq | ||
1978 | Kongsvinger IL | ||
– | Young Africans | ||
1984 | Malawi | ||
– | Jordan | ||
1998 | Fiji | ||
– | Libya | ||
– | Churchill Brothers SC | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Playing career
Born in Stirling, McLennan represented Scotland at schoolboy international level and played junior football for Lochore Welfare. He joined Rangers as a 17–year-old apprentice, but after failing to break through to the first team he moved to Falkirk. McLennan's most successful spell as a player was at East Fife from 1947 to 1957. He was part of the team that won the Scottish League Cup in 1953. He played briefly for Dundee before joining Berwick Rangers as player–manager.
Management career
His first coaching role came as player-manager of Berwick Rangers in 1957, and went on to coach the national teams of the Philippines, Mauritius, Rhodesia, Iran, Bahrain, Iraq, Malawi,[2][3] Jordan, Fiji, and Libya.[4]
References
- EAST FIFE : 1946/47 – 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://www.rsssf.com/tables/84a-det.html
- "Danny McLennan". independent.co.uk.