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, 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. He was a part of the side which won the East of Scotland Football League,Stirling University clinch East of Scotland title; Stirling Observer, 25 May 2012 also being selected for the Scottish Universities team.
In July 2012 Denholm signed with Scottish Football League club Forfar Athletic, managed by Dick Campbell.Danny Denholm is Loons latest capture ; Forfar Dispatch, 4 July 2012 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.Ramsdens Cup: Forfar 3–2 Dunfermline; BBC Sport, 28 July 2012 He finished the season with 32 appearances and 10 goals.
On 29 May 2013, he signed with Scottish Championship club Livingston.Danny Denholm joins Livingston; Livingston's official website, 29 May 2013Livingston sign Danny Denholm, Daily Record, 30 May 2013 He made his debut for the club on 3 August, in a 3–1 away win over Elgin City,Elgin 1 Livingston 3; The Guardian, 3 August 2013 and scored his first goal two weeks later, in a 3–3 home draw against Queen of the South.Livingston 3–3 Queen of the South; BBC Sport, 17 August 2013 After thirty appearances and two goals in what he later described as an unhappy year, Denholm left Livingston in May 2014 to rejoin his first senior side Forfar Athletic.Stuart Malcolm stays at Station Park as Danny Denholm returns ; Forfar Athletic FC, 7 May 2014
Denholm spent three seasons with Forfar before signing a two-year deal with their Angus rivals Arbroath on 1 June 2017, reuniting with Dick Campbell as manager. After achieving promotion in his second campaign with Arbroath by winning the 2018–19 Scottish League One title, Denholm remained at the same level when he signed for East Fife in summer 2019.
Denholm signed for Stirling Albion in May 2022.
Following the conclusion of the 2024–25 season, Denholm announced his retirement from football.
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; 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.
He began writing an online blog, Lower League Ramblings,Lower League Ramblings, Danny Denholm in 2018 while playing for Arbroath;Arbroath's Danny Denholm causing a stir with his 'Lower League Ramblings', The Courier, 16 June 2018 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.Nights out & laps of Dick Campbell's garden – the part-time footballer's Christmas, BBC Sport, 26 December 2018WhatsApp panics & days out at Dobbies – the transfer window for a part-time footballer, BBC Sport, 29 January 2019Karaoke, confidence & a night in De Vitos – inside Arbroath's title celebrations, BBC Sport, 16 April 2019East Fife winger Danny Denholm on football's fine system, BBC Sport, 31 July 2019
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueScottish CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsForfar Athletic2012–13Second Division28910102Appearances in the Scottish Challenge Cup13210Livingston2013–14Championship271103100312Forfar Athletic2014–15League One33610125One appearance in the 2014–15 Scottish Challenge Cup and four in the Championship promotion play-offs04082015–16League One33841212041102016–17League Two341220307Three appearances in the 2016–17 Scottish Challenge Cup; four appearances and two goals in the promotion to League One play-offs24614Total10026716314212732Arbroath2017–18League One331020423One appearance in the 2017–18 Scottish Challenge Cup; two appearances in the promotion to Championship play-offs042122018–19League One302104031383Total63123082617015East Fife2019–20League One0000300030Career total2184612121622427359
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