Danny McLennan

Danny McLennan
Personal information
Full name	Daniel Morrison McLennan
Date of birth	5 May 1925
Place of birth	Stirling, Scotland
Date of death	11 May 2004 (aged 79)
Place of death	Crail, Fife, Scotland
Position(s)	Inside forward, wing half
Senior career*
Years	Team
–	Rangers
1946	Stirling Albion
1946–1947	Falkirk
1947–1957	East Fife
1957	Dundee
1957–1959	Berwick Rangers
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
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Iraq (as manager)
Arabian Gulf Cup
Palestine Cup
Representing Fiji (as manager)
Melanesia Cup
South Pacific Mini Games
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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,^[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]