Brian Dempsie
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Dempsie | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Bellshill, Scotland | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2003 | Motherwell | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Brian Dempsie (born 4 February 1983, in Bellshill, Scotland) former Scottish professional footballer, who played for Motherwell.
Despite being at the club from 1999 to 2003 he never managed to become a regular first team player and was released when his contract expired. He made his first team debut as a substitute for Martyn Corrigan in a Scottish Cup game against Dundee United on 17 February 2001, following that up with his only other appearance, starting in a Scottish Premier League match against Celtic on 1 December 2002 before being replaced by Paul Quinn.
After leaving Motherwell, Dempsie quit football and became a firefighter with Strathclyde Fire Brigade. On 8 February 2008, Dempsie and a fellow firefighter were badly injured by falling brickwork while attending a fire at a garage in Bothwell, South Lanarkshire.[1] In January 2013, they both received £332,500 in damages from the incident, after suing the Strathclyde Fire Board.[2]
Dempsie is the nephew of former Motherwell captain Phil O'Donnell[1] and cousin of Stephen O'Donnell & David Clarkson, the latter also a former player of the Fir Park club. He is credited with helping to gain Clarkson a trial with the club.[3]
References
- 1 2 http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/newsfeed/2008/02/08/nephew-of-tragic-motherwell-star-phil-o-donnell-hurt-in-blaze-86908-20312532/
- ↑ http://local.stv.tv/motherwell/news/209054-ex-footballer-turned-firefighter-wins-330000-damages-over-injury/
- ↑ http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20040215/ai_n12587402