| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Malloy[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1930-11-06)6 November 1930 | ||
| Place of birth | Longcroft, Scotland | ||
| Date of death | 14 January 2015(2015-01-14) (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Larbert, Scotland | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Camelon Juniors | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1953–1955 | Dundee | 72 | (7) |
| 1955–1961 | Cardiff City | 225 | (1) |
| 1961–1962 | Doncaster Rovers | 42 | (0) |
| 1962–1963 | Clyde | 14 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1955[2] | Scotland B vs A trial | 1 | (0) |
| 1955[3] | Scottish League XI | 1 | (0) |
| 1956–1957[4] | Scotland B | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1961–1962 | Doncaster Rovers (player-manager) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Daniel Malloy (6 November 1930 – 14 January 2015) was a Scottish professionalfootball player and manager.[5]
Beginning his senior career atDundee, Malloy eventually moved toCardiff City in December 1955 for a fee of £17,000 as a replacement forStan Montgomery.[6] He made his debut againstCharlton Athletic soon after and became a mainstay of the side for several years. He was quick in making his mark as a footballing hard man, playing againstMiddlesbrough on 11 January 1958 he came up against prolific strikerBrian Clough. Clough had been verbally riling Malloy throughout the match and as play went towards the Middlesbrough end Malloy swung a punch at Clough leaving him sprawled out on the pitch.[7]
Although never a prolific scorer, at Cardiff Malloy was more famed for his scoring feats at the wrong end of the field, scoring a total of fourteen own goals during his six years at the club, including netting two in one match during a 3–2 victory overLiverpool on 22 August 1959. His only league goal for the club came from the penalty spot in the 1956–57 season in a 3–1 defeat toManchester United.[8] He took over as captain of the side during the 1959–1960 season as Cardiff gained promotion to the top flight as runners up toAston Villa.[9] At the end of the season in 1961 he could not agree terms with the club and left to become player-manager ofDoncaster Rovers.[10] He spent less than one season in charge atBelle Vue as the club spent struggled against relegation, taking charge of his last match on 17 March 1962 againstDarlington.[11] He later finished his career atClyde.
During his career, Malloy won two caps for theScotland B side.[12]
Danny was also the first cousin of boxerDanny Malloy.
| Team | Country | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Doncaster Rovers |  | August 1961 | March 1962 | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 32.35 | |
| Total | 34 | 11 | 4 | 19 | 32.35 | ||||
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
