David Winnie Explained

David Winnie
Fullname:David Peter Winnie[1]
Birth Date:1966 10, df=y
Birth Place:Glasgow, Scotland
Height:6ft 1in
Position:Defender
Years1:1983–1991
Clubs1:St Mirren
Caps1:146
Goals1:6
Years2:1991–1995
Clubs2:Aberdeen
Caps2:63
Goals2:1
Years3:1994
Clubs3:Middlesbrough (loan)
Caps3:1
Goals3:0
Years4:1995–1996
Clubs4:Heart of Midlothian
Caps4:6
Goals4:0
Years5:1996–1997
Clubs5:Dundee
Caps5:26
Goals5:1
Years6:1997–1998
Clubs6:St Mirren
Caps6:22
Goals6:0
Years7:1998
Clubs7:KR Reykjavík
Caps7:13
Goals7:1
Years8:1998–1999
Clubs8:Ayr United
Caps8:13
Goals8:0
Years9:1999
Clubs9:Canberra Cosmos
Caps9:23
Goals9:1
Years10:1999–2000
Clubs10:KR Reykjavík
Caps10:24
Goals10:1
Totalcaps:337
Totalgoals:10
Nationalyears1:1987[2]
Nationalteam1:Scotland U21
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Manageryears1:2001
Managerclubs1:KR Reykjavík
Manageryears2:2002–2003
Managerclubs2:Dumbarton

David Peter Winnie (born 26 October 1966) is a Scottish former football player and manager of Dumbarton.[3] He is presently a solicitor based in central London.

A defender on the field, Winnie was part of St Mirren's 1987 Scottish Cup final-winning team. He also played for Aberdeen, Dundee and Hearts, and was a Scotland U21 international. After leaving Scotland in 1998, he played for KR Reykjavik where he won the Icelandic player of the year.[4] In 1999, Winnie helped KR win the Icelandic Premier League and Cup for the first time in 30 years,[5] following which he went on loan to Canberra Cosmos in Australia for a season before returning to Iceland.[6]

In 2001, Winnie was then assistant manager at KR before a brief caretaker role saw him steer them from relegation danger. Winnie was then part of the youth academy coaching staff at Livingston and Rangers.

Winnie was manager of Dumbarton from June 2002 until his sacking in March 2003, when the Sons were struggling in the Second Division. He was replaced by Bo'ness United manager Brian Fairley.[7]

Winnie trained to become a solicitor at a law firm in St. Albans and qualified in November 2009. He is presently a Partner and Head of Sports at Gilson Gray LLP, a Scottish law firm with offices throughout the United Kingdom.[8]

Honours

St Mirren

1986–87

1984–85[9] Aberdeen

KR Reykjavík

1999, 2000

1999

1998[11] 2001[12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: David Peter Winnie Icelandic league statistics . KSÍ.is . 5 July 2012 . is . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303233528/http://www.ksi.is/mot/motalisti/felagsmadur/?pLeikmadurNr=138220&pListi=5 . 3 March 2016 .
  2. http://www.fitbastats.com/scotlandu21/player.php?playerid=143 Scotland U21 player) Winnie, David
  3. News: Winnie is Sons boss. 6 June 2002. 6 December 2013. BBC Sport.
  4. Web site: Úrvalsdeild. 2022-01-26. yamm.finance.
  5. Web site: Úrvalsdeild. 2022-01-26. yamm.finance.
  6. News: Australian Player Database – WI. 17 August 2010. Oz Football.
  7. News: Sons' sights high after sacking. 26 March 2003. 6 December 2013. BBC Sport.
  8. Web site: David Winnie . 2024-06-04 . Gilson Gray.
  9. Web site: Renfrewshire Cup 1984/85 . SMFC Programmes . 30 March 2021.
  10. Web site: Aberdeen FC – Historic Fixtures and Results . 2022-06-08 . afcheritage.org.
  11. Web site: Deildabikar 1998 . . 30 March 2021.
  12. Web site: Renfrewshire Cup 1984/85 . SMFC Programmes . 30 March 2021.