Loading AI tools
Scottish footballer and manager From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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.
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,[4][5] Jordan, Fiji, and Libya.[6]
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.[7][8][6]
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.[9][6]
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.[9][6] He also managed Indian club Churchill Brothers.[10][11]
East Fife
Stirling Albion
Iraq
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.