Jim Denny

Jim Denny
Personal information
Full name	James Denny
Date of birth	13 March 1950 (age 71)
Place of birth	Paisley, Scotland
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1970	Yoker Athletic
1970–1977	Rangers
1979–1981	Hearts
1981–1982	Stirling Albion
1982–1983	Irvine Victoria
1983–1984	Dalry Thistle
1984–1987	Troon
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jim Denny (born 13 March 1950 in Paisley, Scotland) is a Scottish retired professional footballer.

Denny joined Rangers in 1970 from junior side Yoker Athletic. He made his debut in the Scottish Cup final replay against Celtic on 12 May 1971. He deputised at right back in place of Sandy Jardine, but the team lost the match 2–1.

In total he made 54 appearances for Rangers including the first match of the 1971–72 European Cup Winners' Cup campaign, a 1–1 draw with Stade Rennes. He left Ibrox in 1977 after seven seasons and joined Hearts. He was played more in Edinburgh in two seasons than he had in the seven he was at Rangers. His spell at Tynecastle was followed by a final season at Stirling Albion before left the senior ranks to join Irvine Victoria. He later joined Dalry Thistle before spending a final few seasons at Troon, where he was Player of the Year in 1984-85 under Manager Davie McIlroy.

External links[]

Jim Denny at Post War English & Scottish Football League A–Z Player's Database

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