David Menzies

David Menzies

Personal information
Place of birth	Kirkcaldy, Scotland
Date of death	October 1936
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Raith Rovers
Managerial career
1916–1921	Hull City
1921–1926	Bradford City
1927–1936	Doncaster Rovers
1936	Hull City
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

David Menzies (died October 1936) was a Scottish football player and manager.

Career

Menzies was a player at Raith Rovers where his father was chairman. In 1903 he joined newly formed English side Bradford City as a reserve player. He also served as a steward and trainer until the outbreak of World War One. In July 1916 he began his managerial career at Hull City following two years as trainer at the club. He served for two seasons in post-war football leading the club to a mid-table position in Division Two.

In July 1921 he returned to Bradford City to take over from Peter O'Rourke. O'Rourke had helped City to lift the FA Cup and kept City in Division One for nine successive seasons giving Menzies a difficult task to follow. City were relegated in Menzies' first season. For four more seasons the club struggled in the bottom half of Division Two and Menzies resigned in June 1926.

A year later he became secretary-manager of Doncaster Rovers. He helped lead them to the Division Three (North) title in 1934–35. The following season, he resigned to rejoin Hull City. Hull were relegated in 1935–36 from Division Two.

Menzies died in office in October 1936.

Honours

Manager

Doncaster Rovers

• Football League Third Division North: 1934–35

Sources

• Frost, Terry (1988). Bradford City A Complete Record 1903–1988. Breedon Books Sport. p. 66. ISBN 0-907969-38-0.

External links

• David Menzies management career statistics at Soccerbase