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| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1980 | Jordan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Young Africans | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1984 | Malawi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1985-1986 | Ħamrun Spartans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998 | Fiji | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Libya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Churchill Brothers[2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Daniel Morrison McLennan (5 May 1925 – 11 May 2004) was a Scottishfootball player andcoach. As a player, he was aScottish League Cup winner withEast 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: thePhilippines,Mauritius,Rhodesia,Iran,Bahrain,Iraq,Malawi,Jordan,Fiji andLibya.
Born inStirling, McLennan represented Scotland at schoolboy international level and playedjunior football forLochore Welfare. He joinedRangers as a 17–year-old apprentice, but after failing to break through to the first team he moved toFalkirk. 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 forDundee before joiningBerwick Rangers as player–manager.
His first coaching role came as player-manager ofBerwick Rangers in 1957, and went on to coach the national teams of thePhilippines,Mauritius,Rhodesia,Iran,Bahrain,Iraq,Malawi,[4][5] Jordan, Fiji, and Libya.[6]
McLennan was appointed manager of Oldham Athletic from May 26th to June 28th 1960, but left for Stirling Albion.
McLennan leadStirling Albion to promotion to the top division in1961, and to the semi-finals ofScottish League Cup for the first time, also in1961.[7][8][6]
With bothRhodesia, in1970, andIran, in1974, McLennan almost qualified for theFIFA World Cup, but lost out in the play-off round twice.[9][6]
He tookMalawi to its firstAfrican Cup of Nations in1984. Unfortunately a rigged draw betweenAlgeria andNigeria ended any hopes of qualifying from the group.[9][6] He also managed Indian clubChurchill Brothers.[10][11]
East Fife
Stirling Albion
Iraq
