Born in
Glasgow, Dinnie played for
Baillieston,
Partick Thistle,
Dundee,
Albion Rovers and
Petershill. Having made the move up into professional football directly from the
Junior level aged 23, he was rated highly by his manager at Partick,
John Lambie, for his pace and defensive abilities. He credited
Jim Duffy with helping him to recover from serious injury while at Dundee. later playing for local Junior team
Bankfoot Athletic as part of his reintegration programme at
HMP Castle Huntly. ==References==