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[2]
* 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,[3][4] Jordan, Fiji, and Libya.[5]

McLennan lead Stirling Albion to promotion to the top division in 1961, and to the semi finals of Scottish League Cup for the first time, also in 1961.[6][7][5]

With both Rhodesia, in 1970, and Iran, in 1974, McLennan almost qualified for the FIFA World Cup, but lost out in the play-off round twice.[8][5]

He took Malawi to its first African Cup of Nations in 1984. Unfortunately a rigged draw between Algeria and Nigeria ended any hopes of qualifying from the group.[8][5]

Honours

PLAYER

East Fife

MANAGER

Stirling Albion
Iraq

References
  1. EAST FIFE : 1946/47 – 2007/08, Newcastle Fans.
  2. Season ending Transfers 1999: India Archived 17 February 2020 at the Wayback Machine indianfootball.de. Indian Football Network. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 14 February 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "African Nations Cup 1984 - Final Tournament Details". www.rsssf.com.
  5. "Danny McLennan". The Independent. 10 October 2011. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  6. Spencer, Stuart (9 September 2018). "Danny McLennan: The Explorer". scottishfootballmuseum.org.uk. Scottish Football Museum. Archived from the original on 17 April 2021. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  7. Rajan, Gnaneshwar (4 October 2012). "Danny McLennan – The Explorer | Scottish Football's Most Travelled And Yet Forgotten Ambassador". scottishdaily.co.uk. Scottish Daily. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  8. "Danny McLennan: The Explorer". SFM. 9 September 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
    "Danny McLennan – The Explorer | Scottish Football's Most Travelled And Yet Forgotten Ambassador". Scottish Daily. 4 October 2012. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
  9. "The frontline manager". The Times. 6 October 2003. Retrieved 28 March 2021.
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