David Winnie

David Peter Winnie (born 26 October 1966) is a Scottish former football player and manager of Dumbarton.^[4] He is presently a solicitor based in central London.

Full name David Peter Winnie^[1]^[2]

Date of birth 26 October 1966 (age 59)

Place of birth Glasgow, Scotland

Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)

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David Winnie
Personal information
David Winnie in 2021
Full name	David Peter Winnie^[1]^[2]
Date of birth	(1966-10-26) 26 October 1966 (age 59)
Place of birth	Glasgow, Scotland
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1983–1991	St Mirren	146	(6)
1991–1995	Aberdeen	63	(1)
1994	→ Middlesbrough (loan)	1	(0)
1995–1996	Heart of Midlothian	6	(0)
1996–1997	Dundee	26	(1)
1997–1998	St Mirren	22	(0)
1998	KR Reykjavík	13	(1)
1998–1999	Ayr United	13	(0)
1999	Canberra Cosmos	23	(1)
1999–2000	KR Reykjavík	24	(1)
Total		337	(10)
International career
1987^[3]	Scotland U21	1	(0)
Managerial career
2001	KR Reykjavík
2002–2003	Dumbarton
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Playing career

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.^[5] In 1999, Winnie helped KR win the Icelandic Premier League and Cup for the first time in 30 years,^[6] following which he went on loan to Canberra Cosmos in Australia for a season before returning to Iceland.^[7]

Coaching and managerial career

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.^[8]

Legal career

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.^[9] Winnie was on the disciplinary panel that considered the "Spygate" case, which resulted in Southampton being expelled from the 2026 EFL play-offs.^[10]