- Brian Dempsie
Infobox Football biography
playername = Brian Dempsie
fullname = Brian Dempsie
dateofbirth = birth date|1983|2|4|df=yes
cityofbirth =Bellshill
countryofbirth =Scotland
height = height|m=1.83
position = Defender
youthyears =
youthclubs = Motherwell BC
years = 1999–2003
clubs = Motherwell
caps(goals) = 1 (0)Brian Dempsie (born
February 4 ,1983 inBellshill ,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 aScottish Cup game againstDundee United on17 February ,2001 , following that up with his only other appearance, starting in an SPL match against Celtic on1 December ,2002 before being replaced byPaul Quinn .After leaving Motherwell, Dempsie quit football and became a
firefighter withStrathclyde Fire Brigade . OnFebruary 8 ,2008 , a few days after his 25th birthday, Dempsie and a fellow firefighter were badly injured while attending a fire at a garage inBothwell ,South Lanarkshire . [http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/news/newsfeed/2008/02/08/nephew-of-tragic-motherwell-star-phil-o-donnell-hurt-in-blaze-86908-20312532/]Dempsie is the nephew of the late Phil O'Donnell and cousin of
David Clarkson , who also played for the club. Indeed, he is credited with helping to gain the latter a trial with Motherwell. [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4156/is_20040215/ai_n12587402]External links
*soccerbase|id=16970|name=Brian Dempsie
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.
