1. David John Irons was born on 18 July 1961 and is a Scottish former football player and coach.
25 Facts About Davie Irons
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Davie Irons' playing career spanned 26 years as a central defender or midfielder for a host of clubs, most notably for Ayr United, Clydebank, Dunfermline Athletic and Partick Thistle.
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Davie Irons has previously been manager of Annan Athletic, Gretna, Greenock Morton, Stenhousemuir and Gretna 2008, and assistant-manager at Carlisle United.
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Davie Irons began his career with local club Queen of the South in 1979.
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Davie Irons returned to the professional game in 1984 with Ayr United and went on to play in 75 league matches for The Honest Men, scoring 12 league goals at Somerset Park.
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In 1987, Davie Irons signed for Clydebank, playing in 54 league matches, scoring 7 league goals.
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Davie Irons scored the opening goal for the Pars in the match which confirmed Queen of the South's relegation to the Second Division in May 1989.
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Davie Irons then joined the sixth professional club of his career, St Johnstone in Perth in the summer of 1993, playing for three seasons at McDiarmid Park, playing in 52 league matches and scored two goals.
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Davie Irons returned to Dumfries club Queens, under the new regime of Norman Blount, to play for a Queens Select team on 23 April 1995.
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Davie Irons spent five seasons as the player-manager of Annan Athletic from 1997 until 2002.
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In 2005, Davie Irons' playing career ended after three seasons with Gretna, having played in 89 league matches, scoring two goals for the Black and Whites.
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Davie Irons then agreed to be the assistant-manager to Rowan Alexander to remain with Gretna.
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On 18 July 2007, Davie Irons was appointed Gretna's permanent manager, with Mick Wadsworth as the club's assistant-manager.
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Davie Irons was then appointed manager of Greenock Morton soon after departing from the Gretna manager's position.
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Davie Irons achieved a win versus Hibs at Easter Road in the Scottish League Cup that same season.
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When Davie Irons appeared as a used substitute in the final minute of a match versus Whitehill Welfare on 24 October 2009, Davie Irons was the oldest player to have played in a Scottish Cup match at the age of 48 years and 98 days.
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Davie Irons then replaced Gerry Britton as the assistant-manager of Partick Thistle in January 2010 but Davie Irons' contract was terminated by the club on 26 February 2010.
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Davie Irons was then appointed manager of the Warriors at the end of December 2010.
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Davie Irons then resigned as the club's manager in July 2012 for personal reasons.
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Davie Irons had started attending friendly matches with the Cumbrians manager Greg Abbott around the same time.
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On 30 September 2013 Davie Irons was appointed Kavanagh's permanent assistant-manager of Carlisle United.
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On 8 August 2017, Davie Irons was appointed manager of Gretna 2008, alongside Andy Aitken.
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Davie Irons began a second spell as manager of Stenhousemuir in September 2019.
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Stenhousemuir announced on 20 April 2021 that Davie Irons would leave the club by mutual consent after their game later that day.
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Davie Irons's daughter, Amy is a radio and TV presenter who works for Heart Scotland and BBC Scotland.