Jon Daly (footballer)

Jon Daly
Personal information
Full name Jonathan Marvin Daly[1]
Date of birth (1983-01-08) 8 January 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Dublin, Ireland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Dundalk (manager)
Youth career
Cherry Orchard
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998–2005 Stockport County 91 (14)
2004 → Bury (loan) 7 (1)
2004 → Grimsby Town (loan) 3 (1)
2005–2007 Hartlepool United 64 (13)
2006 → Bury (loan) 11 (2)
2007–2013 Dundee United 167 (58)
2013–2015 Rangers 50 (21)
2015–2016 Raith Rovers 15 (1)
Total 398 (112)
International career
1999–2000 Republic of Ireland U16 8 (1)
2001–2002 Republic of Ireland U19 9 (7)
2002–2003 Republic of Ireland U20 5 (0)
2002–2003 Republic of Ireland U21 7 (1)
Managerial career
2016–2020 Heart of Midlothian U20
2016 Heart of Midlothian (joint interim manager)
2017 Heart of Midlothian (interim manager)
2020–2021 TPS Turku U23
2020–2021 TPS Turku (assistant manager)
2021–2023 St Patrick's Athletic (assistant manager)
2023 St Patrick's Athletic (interim manager)
2023–2024 St Patrick's Athletic
2024– Dundalk
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jonathan Marvin Daly (born 8 January 1983) is an Irish football coach and former player who played as a forward. He is currently the manager of Dundalk in the League of Ireland Premier Division. Daly began his senior career in England, where he played for Stockport County and Hartlepool United; he also had loan spells with Bury and Grimsby Town. Daly moved to Scottish football in 2007, when he signed for Dundee United. Daly spent over six years at the club, eventually becoming club captain, and won the Scottish Cup in 2010. He signed for Rangers in 2013, winning the League One title in his first season. Daly was described as the first Irish Catholic to join Rangers, a team with a Protestant identity.[3]

Released by Rangers in 2015, Daly ended his playing career with Raith Rovers and retired in January 2016. He became a coach at Heart of Midlothian, where he was interim manager twice. He was twice included in the PFA Scotland Team of the Year awards, for the Scottish Premier League in 2012 and for League One in 2014. In international football, Daly represented the Republic of Ireland at all youth levels up to the under-21 team.

  1. ^ Hugman, Barry J., ed. (2007). The PFA Footballers' Who's Who 2007–08. Mainstream Publishing. p. 99. ISBN 978-1-84596-246-3.
  2. ^ Rollin, Glenda; Rollin, Jack, eds. (2003). Sky Sports Football Yearbook 2003–04. London: Headline. p. 537. ISBN 978-0-7553-1228-3.
  3. ^ Hendry, Mark (4 June 2020). "Jon Daly on laughing off abuse after signing for Rangers as striker opens up on loving time at Ibrox". Glasgow Times. Retrieved 28 October 2021.