{{short description|Scottish footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2015}} {{Use British English|date=April 2015}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Danny Denholm |image = |image_size = |caption = |fullname = Daniel Denholm |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|8|26|df=y}} |birth_place = Edinburgh, Scotland |height = {{height|m=1.83}} |position = Winger |currentclub = |youthyears1 = |youthclubs1 = Dunedin Boys Club<ref name=education/> |youthyears2 = |youthclubs2 = Heart of Midlothian |youthyears3 = 2005–2007 |youthclubs3 = Roseburn Boys Club<ref name=education/> |youthyears4 = 2007–2009 |youthclubs4 = Edinburgh City |years1 = 2009–2010 |clubs1 = Edinburgh City |caps1 = |goals1 = |years2 = 2010–2012 |clubs2 = Stirling University |caps2 = |goals2 = |years3 = 2012–2013 |clubs3 = Forfar Athletic |caps3 = 28 |goals3 = 9 |years4 = 2013–2014 |clubs4 = Livingston |caps4 = 27 |goals4 = 1 |years5 = 2014–2017 |clubs5 = Forfar Athletic |caps5 = 100 |goals5 = 26 |years6 = 2017–2019 |clubs6 = Arbroath |caps6 = 63 |goals6 = 12 |years7 = 2019–2022 |clubs7 = East Fife |caps7 = 71 |goals7 = 13 |years8 = 2022–2023 |clubs8 = Stirling Albion |caps8 = 30 |goals8 = 2 |years9 = 2023–2025 |clubs9 = The Spartans |caps9 = 37 |goals9 = 1 |years10 = 2025 |clubs10 = → Forfar Athletic (loan) |caps10 = 8 |goals10 = 0 |totalcaps = 364 |totalgoals = 64 |club-update = 13:51, 10 June 2025 (UTC) }} '''Daniel Denholm''' (born 26 August 1990) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a winger. He played for one season with Livingston and in lower divisions with Forfar Athletic, East Fife, Stirling Albion and Arbroath.
==Career== Born and raised in Edinburgh where he attended Broughton High School and was a supporter of Heart of Midlothian as a child,<ref name=education/> Denholm began his footballing career at Edinburgh City, playing for their senior team in the 2009–10 season including in the early rounds of the Scottish Cup. He left in the summer of 2010, signing with Stirling University, where he was already studying for a degree.<ref name=education>[https://www.forfarathletic.co.uk/fixtures-and-reports/fixture-news/item/2490-danny-denholm-interview- Danny's Footballing Education], Forfar Athletic FC, 20 September 2016</ref> He was a part of the side which won the East of Scotland Football League,<ref>[http://www.stirlingobserver.co.uk/stirling-sport/stirling-football/local-football/2012/05/25/stirling-university-clinch-east-of-scotland-title-51226-31039064/ Stirling University clinch East of Scotland title]; Stirling Observer, 25 May 2012</ref> also being selected for the Scottish Universities team.<ref name=education/>
In July 2012 Denholm signed with Scottish Football League club Forfar Athletic, managed by Dick Campbell.<ref>[http://www.forfardispatch.co.uk/sport/local-sport/danny-denholm-is-loons-latest-capture-1-2391582 Danny Denholm is Loons latest capture] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029201933/http://www.forfardispatch.co.uk/sport/local-sport/danny-denholm-is-loons-latest-capture-1-2391582 |date=29 October 2013 }}; Forfar Dispatch, 4 July 2012</ref> He made his debut for the club on 28 July, starting and scoring in a 3–2 home win over Dunfermline, in the season's Scottish Challenge Cup.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/19029804 Ramsdens Cup: Forfar 3–2 Dunfermline]; BBC Sport, 28 July 2012</ref> He finished the season with 32 appearances and 10 goals.
On 29 May 2013, he signed with Scottish Championship club Livingston.<ref>[http://www.livingstonfc.co.uk/news/news_20130529_1.php Danny Denholm joins Livingston]; Livingston's official website, 29 May 2013</ref><ref>[https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/livingston-sign-danny-denholm-2536901 Livingston sign Danny Denholm], Daily Record, 30 May 2013</ref> He made his debut for the club on 3 August, in a 3–1 away win over Elgin City,<ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/football/match/2013/aug/03/elgin-v-livingston Elgin 1 Livingston 3]; The Guardian, 3 August 2013</ref> and scored his first goal two weeks later, in a 3–3 home draw against Queen of the South.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/23724109 Livingston 3–3 Queen of the South]; BBC Sport, 17 August 2013</ref> After thirty appearances and two goals in what he later described as an unhappy year,<ref name=education/> Denholm left Livingston in May 2014 to rejoin his first senior side Forfar Athletic.<ref>[http://www.forfarathletic.co.uk/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&cid=6%3Anews&id=1398%3Astuart-malcolm-stays-at-station-park-as-danny-denholm-returns&Itemid=27 Stuart Malcolm stays at Station Park as Danny Denholm returns] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140514045824/http://www.forfarathletic.co.uk/index.php?option=com_flexicontent&view=items&cid=6%3Anews&id=1398%3Astuart-malcolm-stays-at-station-park-as-danny-denholm-returns&Itemid=27 |date=14 May 2014 }}; Forfar Athletic FC, 7 May 2014</ref><ref name=education/>
Denholm spent three seasons with Forfar before signing a two-year deal with their Angus rivals Arbroath on 1 June 2017,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.arbroathfc.co.uk/2017/06/thomas-obrien-and-danny-denholm/ |title=Thomas O'Brien and Danny Denholm |publisher=Arbroath FC |date=1 June 2017 |accessdate=1 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180409043916/http://www.arbroathfc.co.uk/2017/06/thomas-obrien-and-danny-denholm/ |archive-date=9 April 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> reuniting with Dick Campbell as manager. After achieving promotion in his second campaign with Arbroath by winning the 2018–19 Scottish League One title,<ref name=title/> Denholm remained at the same level when he signed for East Fife in summer 2019.<ref name=fine19/>
Denholm signed for Stirling Albion in May 2022.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/local-sport/stirling-albion-boss-adds-winger-27012271.amp |title=Stirling Albion boss adds winger Danny Denholm to squad as Forthbank rebuild cointinues |publisher=Daily Record |date=19 May 2022 }}</ref>
Following the conclusion of the 2024–25 season, Denholm announced his retirement from football.<ref> {{cite tweet|number=1930565270981984572|title=Squad Update: We can confirm that Aaron Scott (London-bound), Danny Denholm (Retiring) & Lewis Hunter (Logistical move) will depart the club at the end of their contracts. A massive thank you to all three for their significant contributions to The Spartans. 👏|user=SpartansFC|author-link=The Spartans F.C.|date=5 June 2025|accessdate=10 June 2025}}</ref>
==Personal life and media work== Denholm achieved a degree in Sports Studies at the University of Stirling, being accepted on an International Sports Scholarship to combine football with his studies for the final two years of the course;<ref name=education/> he trained to become a physical education teacher, taking up full-time roles when his professional contract at Livingston ended, working at schools in Edinburgh and Fife Especially in Dunfermline Where he taught for a year.<ref name=education/>
He began writing an online blog, ''Lower League Ramblings'',<ref>[https://lowerleagueramblings.com/ Lower League Ramblings], Danny Denholm</ref> in 2018 while playing for Arbroath;<ref>[https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/sport/football/scottish-league-1/671492/arbroaths-danny-denholm-causing-a-stir-with-his-lower-league-ramblings/ Arbroath's Danny Denholm causing a stir with his 'Lower League Ramblings'], The Courier, 16 June 2018</ref> BBC Sport later invited him to write an occasional ''Part-time Player'' column on the same theme for the Scottish Football section of their website.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46660303 Nights out & laps of Dick Campbell's garden – the part-time footballer's Christmas], BBC Sport, 26 December 2018</ref><ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/46977229 WhatsApp panics & days out at Dobbies – the transfer window for a part-time footballer], BBC Sport, 29 January 2019</ref><ref name=title>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/47927544 Karaoke, confidence & a night in De Vitos – inside Arbroath's title celebrations], BBC Sport, 16 April 2019</ref><ref name=fine19>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/49169963 East Fife winger Danny Denholm on football's fine system], BBC Sport, 31 July 2019</ref>
==Career statistics== {{updated|12:53, 31 July 2019 (UTC)}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Scottish Cup !colspan="2"|League Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals !Apps!!Goals |- |Forfar Athletic |2012–13<ref>{{soccerbase season|53207|2012|accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref> |Second Division |28||9||1||0||1||0||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC">Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup</ref>||1||32||10 |- |Livingston |2013–14<ref>{{soccerbase season|53207|2013|accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref> |Championship |27||1||1||0||3||1||0||0||31||2 |- |rowspan=4|Forfar Athletic |2014–15<ref>{{soccerbase season|53207|2014|accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref> |League One |33||6||1||0||1||2||5<ref group=lower-alpha>One appearance in the 2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Championship promotion play-offs</ref>||0||40||8 |- |2015–16<ref>{{soccerbase season|53207|2015|accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref> |League One |33||8||4||1||2||1||2<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||0||41||10 |- |2016–17<ref>{{soccerbase season|53207|2016|accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref> |League Two |34||12||2||0||3||0||7<ref group=lower-alpha>Three appearances in the 2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and two goals in the promotion to League One play-offs</ref>||2||46||14 |- !colspan="2"|Total !100!!26!!7!!1!!6!!3!!14!!2!!127!!32 |- |rowspan=3|Arbroath |2017–18<ref>{{soccerbase season|53207|2017|accessdate=3 November 2017}}</ref> |League One |33||10||2||0||4||2||3<ref group=lower-alpha>One appearance in the 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances in the promotion to Championship play-offs</ref>||0||42||12 |- |2018–19<ref>{{soccerbase season|53207|2018|accessdate=31 July 2019}}</ref> |League One |30||2||1||0||4||0||3<ref group=lower-alpha name="SCC"/>||1||38||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !63!!12!!3!!0!!8!!2!!6!!1!!70!!15 |- |East Fife |2019–20<ref>{{soccerbase season|53207|2019|accessdate=31 July 2019}}</ref> |League One |0||0||0||0||3||0||0||0||3||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !218!!46!!12!!1!!21!!6!!22!!4!!273!!59 |} {{reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway|danny-denholm/110059}} *{{Soccerbase}}
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