Danny Lennon
British footballer and manager (born 1969) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Danny Lennon (born 6 April 1969) is a Scottish football manager and former player, who was most recently the manager of Scottish League One club Clyde.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1969-04-06) 6 April 1969 (age 55) | ||
Place of birth | Whitburn, Scotland | ||
Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987–1993 | Hibernian | 37 | (2) |
1993–1999 | Raith Rovers | 152 | (14) |
1999 | Ayr United | 7 | (1) |
1999 | Ross County | 7 | (0) |
1999–2003 | Partick Thistle | 98 | (12) |
2003–2005 | Gretna | 10 | (0) |
2006 | Workington | 0 | (0) |
2006–2008 | Cowdenbeath | 18 | (0) |
Total | 330 | (29) | |
International career | |||
1995–1998 | Northern Ireland B | 4 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2008–2010 | Cowdenbeath | ||
2010–2014 | St Mirren | ||
2015 | Scotland U21 (caretaker) | ||
2015 | Alloa Athletic | ||
2016 | Airdrieonians (acting) | ||
2017–2022 | Clyde | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
In his playing career he is best known for his spells at Raith Rovers and Partick Thistle. He also experienced international football with the Northern Ireland B side during his spell at Raith.
Lennon began his managerial career with Cowdenbeath, the club where he ended his playing days. After a successful period with the Fife club, he was appointed St Mirren manager in 2010. He won the 2012–13 Scottish League Cup with St Mirren, but his contract was not renewed when it expired in 2014. After a caretaker spell in charge of the Scotland under-21s, he managed Alloa Athletic during 2015.
After a spell as acting head coach of Airdrieonians, Lennon was appointed Clyde manager in November 2017. Under his management, Clyde secured promotion back to Scottish League One in 2019.