Daniel Kirkwood (24 December 1900 – 20 October 1977)[1] was a Scottish professional footballer who played in the Scottish League for Rangers[2] and scored 76 goals from 205 appearances in the Football League playing for Sheffield Wednesday, Brighton & Hove Albion, Luton Town and Swindon Town.
[1][4][5] Unable to dislodge Scotland international Andy Cunningham from the starting eleven, Kirkwood spent a season on loan at St Johnstone,[1] and played only once for Rangers in the Scottish League,[2] in a 2–1 defeat of Partick Thistle on 28 August 1926.
[6] In November of that year, he joined Sheffield Wednesday, where he made 18 appearances in as many months before moving on to Brighton & Hove Albion at the end of the 1927–28 season for a £500 fee.
[7] His career was affected by injury, and he was allowed to leave on a free transfer in October 1933, spending a few weeks with Luton Town before finishing the season and his professional career with Swindon Town.
[1] His elder brother Andrew Kirkwood was also a footballer who was contracted to Rangers[8] and was loaned to St Johnstone at the same time as Dan where the siblings played together;[9] Andrew also featured for Hamilton Academical.