Benny Rooney (born 3 May 1943) is a Scottish former association football player and manager.Rooney played for Celtic as a youth, but was allowed to sign for Dundee United on a free transfer in 1963. He was frequently relegated to United's reserve team, however, and he was eventually sold to St Johnstone in 1966 for £3,500. Rooney served the Perth club for nearly a decade during a very successful period for the club under the management of Willie Ormond. Rooney was the club's captain during their UEFA Cup run of 1971, when they defeated Hamburg and Vasas Budapest. Wikipedia