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.

Danny McLennan
Personal information
Full name Daniel Morrison McLennan
Date of birth (1925-05-05)5 May 1925
Place of birth Stirling, Scotland
Date of death 11 May 2004(2004-05-11) (aged 79)
Place of death Crail, Fife, Scotland
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
  1. EAST FIFE : 1946/47 – 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2010.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. http://www.rsssf.com/tables/84a-det.html
  4. "Danny McLennan". independent.co.uk.
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