Kenny Brannigan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Brannigan | ||
| Date of birth | 8 June 1965 | ||
| Place of birth | Glasgow, Scotland | ||
| Playing position | Central defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| St. Mary's Calton | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1986 | Queen's Park | 117 | (5) |
| 1986–1988 | Sheffield Wednesday | 1 | (0) |
| 1987 | → (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 1987–1988 | → Doncaster Rovers (loan) | 15 | (1) |
| 1988–1989 | Kilmarnock | 15 | (1) |
| 1989–1990 | Falkirk | 17 | (0) |
| 1990–1992 | East Stirlingshire | 65 | (1) |
| 1992–1995 | Stranraer | 126 | (3) |
| 1995–1996 | Stenhousemuir | 11 | (0) |
| 1996–1999 | Clydebank | 97 | (3) |
| 1999 | Partick Thistle | 10 | (0) |
| 1999–2001 | Clydebank | 54 | (2) |
| 2001 | Berwick Rangers | 5 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Stirling Albion | 19 | (1) |
| 2002–2003 | Airdrie United | 16 | (0) |
| Total | 576 | (18) | |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1997 | Clydebank (caretaker) | ||
| 2003–2004 | Queen's Park | ||
| 2010–2011 | Queen of the South | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Kenny Brannigan (born 8 June 1963) is a Scottish former football player and manager.
Kenny Brannigan was a journeyman professional with a career spanning 21 seasons. A centre back, he played for 14 senior clubs in his career, making over 100 appearances for each of Queen's Park, Stranraer (who he skippered to a second division championship in 1994) and Clydebank. His other clubs included Sheffield Wednesday, Kilmarnock, Falkirk, Partick Thistle, Berwick Rangers, and Stirling Albion.
Brannigan was caretaker manager of Clydebank in 1997. He became Queen's Park manager in January 2003, taking over from John McCormack, when the latter left to manage Morton. Brannigan quit in August 2004 amidst reports over a touchline fight with a player and a supporter. With Airdrie United he was also assistant manager, as he was with Stirling Albion.
When Gordon Chisholm was promoted to the role as manager of Dumfries club Queen of the South in the 2007 close season, he appointed Brannigan as his assistant. This coincided with chairman Davie Rae announcing that the club would go full-time. Chisholm and Brannigan guided Queens to only their second ever Scottish Cup semi-final appearance with a 2–0 quarter final victory against Dundee. Queens followed this with a 4–3 win against Aberdeen in the semi-final, which meant that they reached their first ever Scottish Cup Final appearance. Despite second half Queens goals by Steve Tosh and Jim Thomson, Rangers ran out 3–2 winners in the final. The Scottish Cup runners-up spot led to a UEFA Cup 2nd qualification round place. Despite losing both legs against FC Nordsjælland, Branningan later described the away leg in Denmark as the highlight of his career.
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