Background
Dempsey was born in Moston, Manchester.
Dempsey was born in Moston, Manchester.
In February 2009, he took up a post in youth development with Tromsø Illinois and the Northern Norway region. He played as a midfielder in The Football League for Manchester United, Swindon Town, Sheffield United, Chesterfield and Rotherham United, and in Non-League football for Macclesfield Town. He was a youth coach with Manchester United before moving to Norway.
On 9 November 2010, Dempsey joined Molde as part of new manager Ole Gunnar Solskjær"s backroom staff
He followed Solskjær to Cardiff City in January 2014 as part of a new-look backroom staff after the sacking of Malky Mackay.