Dennis D'Arcy (born 30 November 1951) is a Scottish former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a

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Career

Born in

Aberdeen Aberdeen ( ; ; ) is a port city in North East Scotland, and is the List of towns and cities in Scotland by population, third most populous Cities of Scotland, Scottish city. Historically, Aberdeen was within the historic county of Aberdeensh ...

, D'Arcy began his career in junior football with Banks O' Dee, before turning professional in 1970 with Montrose. He later played for

Arbroath Arbroath () or Aberbrothock ( ) is a former royal burgh and the largest town in the Subdivisions of Scotland, council area of Angus, Scotland, Angus, Scotland, with a population of 23,902. It lies on the North Sea coast, some east-northeast of ...

and Deveronvale, before returning to Montrose. D'Arcy retired from professional football in 1984.

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* 1951 births Living people Scottish men's footballers Footballers from Aberdeen Men's association football central defenders Scottish Football League players Banks O' Dee F.C. players Montrose F.C. players Arbroath F.C. players Deveronvale F.C. players Scottish football managers Peterhead F.C. managers Montrose F.C. managers Scottish Football League managers Highland Football League managers 20th-century Scottish sportsmen {{Scotland-footy-defender-1950s-stub